About City Foods
City Foods is a grocery co-operative in Tippecanoe County IN, currently transitioning to an online store. Thanks to contributions from the Lafayette community and our local farmers, we're proud to offer a growing line of local and organic products. Our store is open to all, including City Foods Members!
About us
The City Foods Mission
The City Foods mission is to serve the nutritional, social, and economic needs of our members and community by providing a market for local, fair-trade, sustainable, independent, and healthful goods and services in a friendly, cooperative environment.What is a Co-op?
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
What are principles of cooperatives?
City Foods subscribes to the following cooperative principles:
Voluntary and Open MembershipDemocratic Member Control
Member Economic Participation
Autonomy and Independence
Education, Information and Training
Cooperation Among Cooperatives
Concern for Community
