Welcome to the Louisville Community Grocery Wiki

Our office is located at 515 W Market St, Louisville, KY 40202 we are available at our public meetings or by appointment.

Please reach out to our General Manager Bryan Beach beachscott98@gmail.com for all inquires and appointments.

The Cooperative is owned and democratically controlled by its members. The Cooperative is a cooperative association organized under the provisions of Kentucky Revised Statute Chapter 272A. The purpose of the Cooperative is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which an association may be organized under such law. More specifically, the purposes for which this association is formed may be stated as follows:

1. Combat food insecurity;
2. Operate a multi-stakeholder, Cooperative grocery store;
3. Engage in the business of selling fresh, high quality food and other products in a Cooperative manner that is responsive to community needs and supports the regional food economy;
4. Develop an attractive and successful business model for worker and community ownership in food retailing and local economic development;
5. Create jobs that are secure and educational and support the dignity of all workers of the Cooperative; and
6. Engage in education

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The Cooperative is owned and democratically controlled by its members. The The Cooperative cultivates strong relationships with food and the community through cooperative principles. We connect the food we eat, the people who produce it, the friends and family we share it with, and those who most need access to safe, healthy food through a member-owned grocery. We strive to buy directly from farmers and food producers whenever possible, and nurture strong connections within our local economy. We are committed to just, safe, and sustainable growing, production, and food delivery practices. We use a democratic cooperative process to effect community decision-making, place-based ownership and investment, and workers’ rights. We strive to minimize our impact on the more than human world and nonrenewable resources. We are committed to being good co-members and good neighbors who listen carefully, and who include our neighbors in the identity, work, responsibility, and benefits of the Cooperative. ²⁾

The Cooperative will be operated according to Triple Bottom Line principles. The duty of the managers to maximize financial benefit to the members is supplemented by a co-equal duty to responsibly pursue optimal benefit to concerns of the Cooperative’s community, including its employees and associates and the health and safety of the public, and of the sustainability of the biological environment. ³⁾