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Why is a Co-op Important to Our Community?

These thoughts were shared at the June 28, 2010 Information Session.  Have somethings to add?  Leave a reply below.

• Economic Development and Social Responsibility
• More Product Availability
• Quality Food
• Invest in our town
• Make it attractive to grow food and live here
• Create stronger community
• Know your farmer
• To be healthier
• Locally there is no happy meat
• Raise Awareness sustainable Living
• Save Gas
• Decrease carbon dioxide footprint
• Less time in car
• Increase bike friendliness
• No sales tax

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Shared Community Vision for a Local Food Co-op

The Monadnock Community Market Co-op welcomes neighbors, connects community, and contributes economically to build a healthy & sustainable food system and community.

We envision a local Food Co-op adding to downtown Keene by:

• Making healthy, local food accessible to our community members all year round
• Helping to create a walkable community by providing a community-owned food market in the downtown
• Creating more local jobs and keeping money in the community–our co-op will be locally owned forever
• Supporting the region’s farmers and helping to preserve the rural landscape
• Offering education and training (cooking, nutrition, and food preparation and preservation classes, etc.) to employees, the general public and community leaders
• Working with other businesses on sustainable development in the downtown
• Serving as a community center with workshops and community service programs
• Helping to promote a strong local economy: every dollar spent at the co-op and other local businesses has roughly three times as much local economic impact as a dollar spent at a non-locally owned business

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