How to Join the Co-op
It’s easy to become a member of the Co-op. During your next visit, tell the cashier that you would like to join. The cost of membership is $100 per household. You’ll have the option of paying your equity all at once or in quarterly installments. Members who choose to pay all at once receive a $10 coupon toward that day’s groceries.
This is not a fee that you pay and lose. If you decide to end your membership, you can ask the Co-op to repurchase your membership shares and return you equity investment. There are no annual dues or additional costs.
Member Benefits
"A co-op is as strong as the members who own and participate in it."
Investing in the Concord and Kearsarge Co-ops is an investment in your community. Unlike national supermarket chain stores, the Co-ops are owned by members of the community. We decide what products to carry, have the ability to showcase local growers, and can trust the Co-ops’ organic produce. We also know that our shopping dollars are supporting socially responsible and environmentally sound organizations and practices. The Co-op needs the financial support of its membership to improve and expand its product lines, services, and equipment. Membership means helping the Co-op provide you with more of what you want.
- You are an owner in a cooperatively run local business.
- You share in the stores’ profits.
- You can participate in the governance of your Co-op.
- You receive 10% off all purchases during Member Appreciation Days. (buying club, membership shares, gift cards, beer & alcohol are excluded.)
- You receive a free subscription to the Co-op’s Natural Buzz newsletter.
- Your dollars stay in the local economy (approximately 70 cents for each dollar spent).
- You are an owner of a store that provides high quality natural, local, organic, and fair trade products.
- You can order products through the Co-op’s Buying Club.
FLOWER Membership
Fresh, Local & Organic Within Everyone's Reach
Our special FLOWER Membership is the Co-op’s new member-owner discount specifically designed to make our products more affordable for lower-income individuals and families. Eligible FLOWER participants will receive 15 percent off store purchases every day and an affordable membership to the Co-op. FLOWER fits the Co-op’s mission to “provide our community with high-quality natural and organic foods and environmentally sound products at reasonable prices” and opens the door to folks who would otherwise not be able to become Co-op members.
FLOWER means more people in our community coming together and supporting a dynamic, locally owned cooperative that is committed to offering healthier food choices. Individuals currently receiving assistance from certain government programs will receive a total discount of 15 percent at our stores and a total of four years to complete the membership investment. This discount applies to all items in the store including our “Co-op Value Price” items (everyday low prices on specific products in our stores) and our Co+op Deals sales (items that appear in our biweekly sales flyer).
Current and new member-owners qualify for FLOWER if they currently receive assistance from one of the following programs:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as Food Stamps)
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- NH Healthy Kids GOLD
- Medicaid
- Free School Lunch Program
How do you apply? Applications are available from any cashier, or click here to download and print your copy. Completed applications can be submitted to either store. As a FLOWER member-owner participant, you may make annual membership payments in place of quarterly payments until the full membership investment is completed. The FLOWER discount lasts for one year, and program participants will need to reapply annually. FLOWER membership, like all Co-op memberships, is an individual membership, good for one adult and family members living within your household.
