Become a Part of Urban Greens!
Urban Greens has operated as a buying club for eight years. Soon, Urban Greens will become your local cooperative market! We are developing plans and support for a cooperatively-owned neighborhood grocery store, which will be fully stocked with affordable natural and organic foods, bulk items, and local produce and staffed with friendly and knowledgeable community members. The cooperative is guided by its values of equal access, supporting local agriculture and building our local economy, cooperative principles, community partnerships and social entrepreneurship.
Sign up for a founding share today!
To sign up, contact us at urbangreens@gmail.com, or call (401) 222-0860. You can also come to the Cooperative Council's weekly office hours, which are held from 10:00-12:00 every Saturday morning at the West Broadway Neighborhood Association, 1560 Westminster St, Providence, RI.
Why Become a Member-Owner?
We are currrently selling founding shares, which will help us build the community support and financial backing necessary to start the market. You won't have to be a member-owner to shop at Urban Greens, but here are some reasons why you should!
- Ownership over your food source – each member-owner will have a vote on member initiatives and board elections
- Access to healthy organic food at reasonable prices
- Member-only sale days
- Member-only sale items
- Option to buy food by the case (really cheap!)
- Option to volunteer in the store to get even more discounts
- Support local and sustainable food production
How Do I Join?
By buying a share of the business, you will become a member-owner! The share is a one-time purchase, and can be redeemed if you move away or resign your membership for any other reason.
- The full, onetime cost of a share is $160, which can be paid in installments of $40/year for 4 years or all at once.
- A low income option reduces share costs to $80, which can be paid in installments of $10/year for 8 years, or all at once. (Contact us for eligibility details.)
As we are in the startup process, we are asking new member-owners to pay for as much of their share up front as possible, but all owners will have equal rights from their first payment. Those who wish to further support the coop may purchase multiple shares, but their rights and benefits will not change in any way.
Each share purchased will cover one primary adult, one other named adult and any number of dependent children. Up to three additional adults can be named to use the account for a fee of $10 each per year.
To sign up, contact us at urbangreens@gmail.com, or call (401) 222-0860.