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Upstate Food Co-op

 

Specializing in organic, natural, and allergy-specific foods

 

Join Us at the Co-op

We are a member-owned volunteer organization that incorporated as Share Food Co-op in 1978 and reincorporated as Upstate Food Co-op in 2003 for the purpose of providing natural and organic food to its members.  We keep our shelves stocked with commonly used bulk items, beverages,  produce, prepackaged products, refrigerated and frozen products, as well as culinary and medicinal herbs and supplements. Co-op pricing is different than a conventional health food store. Items are priced at wholesale plus shipping and at the register mark-ups are added according to membership status, as well as the state sales tax.

Check out our fresh produce section. We carry local produce when available.

Please note: We don't ship to anyone, anywhere.  We do not accept credit/debit cards.  We do not accept online (web/email) orders.  We are a local, all-volunteer, members only, cooperative buyer's club, and not shipping items and accepting only cash/check are ways we keep our prices as low as possible. 

 

Joining

Our membership year is from January through December. Annual memberships are $24, due in January. Dues for first-time members joining after January are pro-rated at $2 per month for the remainder of the membership year. A one-month non-renewable trial membership is available for $3.  *Trial members are not permitted to place special orders.

 

Membership 

The Co-op has several types of membership. We encourage our members to become working members as there are all types of jobs that need to be done.  Percentages are subject to change and are based on the type of work, responsibility, time commitment, etc.  Please complete a Work Interest Information form if you would like to work.

Click here for Work Interest Information form (PDF - Adobe format).

 

*Trial

     no work commitment, 30% markup, no special orders

Contributing

     no work commitment, 30% markup

Working

    Markup ranges from 15% to 0% (see HR manager for details)

Disabled - 20% markup

Seniors - 25% markup

Officers - 0% markup

 

Business - see General Manager for details


Click here for Markup Rubric form (PDF - Adobe format)


Note: Attendance at ALL Upstate Food Coop meetings will be credited towards working hours which include General Membership Meetings, Monthly Manager Meetings, Board of Director Meetings and any other specially called meetings.
 

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