JOIN THE CO-OP

It’s Easy To Join

1. Read, complete, and sign a Membership Agreement and Application.

Download a Member Agreement and Application

2. Pay part or all of the $200 investment:

• $20 first payment. Renew with additional $20 payments ($10 low income rate) every 6 months until your payments total $200. Renewing keeps your purchases counting toward an annual refund, and you remain eligible for discounts and other benefits. Or


• $200 full payment. No renewals, plus you receive a $25 BriarPatch gift certificate.

Your investment (minus a $10 recordkeeping fee) is refundable at any time, subject to the ability of BriarPatch to pay.

Owner Benefits

• Annual Patronage Dividend - At the end of each year, if earnings are sufficient, profits are returned to Co-op owners in direct proportion to their purchases before any discounts are applied. Patronage Refund Systems That Work Article from Cooperative Grocer Magazine.


• Discount Vouchers - Distributed each year.


• Special Order Discount - Pay only the wholesale catalog cost plus a 10% handling charge when you order products in wholesale quantities (by the case or 6 each).


• Volunteer Discount - Volunteer for 10% off.


• Newsletter Ad Discounts Run a free classified ad and/or one-time $20 discount on a display ad in the BriarPatch News & Review.


• Newsletter and Co-op Advantage - Coupon books by mail for your convenience.


• Community Room Discount - Pay half the hourly rental fee for nonprofit meetings and classes.


• Local Business Discounts on goods and services. List in store and at www.briarpatch.coop.


• The opportunity to be involved - Vote for the Board of Directors and in other decision-making elections, run for the Board, and attend our annual General Meeting. See our website, www. briarpatch.coop, for information.

Besides the tangible benefits of being a BriarPatch owner, many people join for the values:

• Pride in supporting community. BriarPatch itself is a local, community-owned business, and we promote a strong and sustainable community by supporting other local businesses. Every dollar spent at BriarPatch has roughly three times as much local economic impact as a dollar spent at a non-locally owned business.


• Investing in the future. BriarPatch supports products and services that ensure personal and planetary health: a legacy we can be proud to leave our children and generations to come.