2025
Our Impact
We want to do as much as possible
to help create a healthier planet.
Making a difference.
Our mission is to have as much as a positive impact on sustainability and community as we can each year. This report shows our progress.
Where we made impact in 2025
26,563
Volunteer hours through PatchWorks!
188
Local suppliers represented on our shelves
37
Local farms direct to co-op
18
Tons of food donated to local food recovery partners
103
Tons of food waste to local farms
14%
reduction in hydro-fluorocarbon refrigerants (HFCs at Grass Vally)
6,100
Skycharger EV charging sessions
449
Tons total waste diverted from landfill (67%)
37%
Reduction in water since 2021
10%
Reduction in our in-house single-use plastic packaging since 2021
43%
Energy produced by our solar in Grass Valley
$20,783
Raised for local gardens
In 2023, our two stores used 283,000 disposable utensils, costing over $20,000 and creating a lot of unnecessary waste. After switching to reusable utensils, we saw a big change. In just one year, we reduced our purchases to 56,160 utensils, spending only $8,338 and saving more than $12,000 compared to the year before. Even better, this switch helps cut down on single-use waste, keeping hundreds of thousands of utensils out of landfills every year.