Co-op Goals - as stated during organizational meetings

[Mary]

**Sustainable Community
**Easier access to local foods
**Year-round availability
**Opportunity to buy local, healthy & sustainable food
**Educational opportunities
**Sustainable agricultural interests
**Provide more opportunities for farmers
**"Put your money where your mouth is"
**Access to local produce - especially fruit
**Where's the meat?
**Greenhouse - year round production
**Discovering local foods
**Transitioning to sustainability
**Advantage of the co-op controlled by the people using it
**Deli / cafe
**Acting as middle-man for meats / raw milk products


BIG THREE

1. Education - classes, workshops, lessons, talks
2. Market - local, sustainable, healthy foods
3. Producer supported community kitchen - delivery truck

Things that are important to our local producers -

**Sell excess farm products & buy products - make farm pay
**Consumer - Alaska foods
**Educational aspects
**Eliminating dealing with middleman
**Community kitchen
**Food security
**Community classroom
**Quality control