Our Vision, Mission, and Values

“Because of all that we do, Putney will have an inspiring, sustainable, and inclusive community marketplace benefiting members and stakeholders.”

“The Putney Co-op is dedicated to a valuable way of doing business, and it’s loads of fun to shop here!
~Founding Member Carol Brown

Cooperatives, Putney Food Co-op included, are guided by seven internationally recognized principles that help us stay connected and accessible to our owners and our community. These principles are:

  1. Voluntary & Open Membership

  2. Democratic Member Control

  3. Member Economic Participation

  4. Autonomy & Independence

  5. Education, Training, & Information

  6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives

  7. Concern for Community

 

Our partnership with NCG:

(NCG) -- a business services cooperative for retail food co-ops located throughout the U.S. NCG represents 143 food co-ops operating more than 190 stores in 38 states with combined annual sales of more than $1.7 billion and more than 1.3 million consumer-owners. NCG helps unify natural food co-ops to optimize operational resources, strengthen purchasing power, and ultimately offer more value to co-op owners and shoppers everywhere such as our Co+Op Deals program!