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How to Join the Co-op

Why Join the Co-op? | Make a Healthy Investment | Join Now- It's Easy to Do!

Why Join the Co-op?

Becoming an owner of the Co-op is a great way to make a green investment, help nurture your health and your community, support organic family farms. You’ll also receive special savings and other benefits.

Make a Healthy Investment!

We welcome you to become a co-owner of Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, a thriving consumer cooperative that serves its owners and the greater Sacramento community. Join us in supporting a sustainable, democratically controlled, economically fair form of business ownership!

It's simple to make this healthy investment! Just follow these simple steps:

1. Complete an Owner Application and Agreement by printing and filling it out now (see the Join Now section below) or at the Customer Service Desk in our store, and pay at least $25 towards the $300 FAIR SHARE investment (fully refundable) plus a $5 processing fee (nonrefundable). If you wish to pay the $300 all at once, you will receive a $30 SNFC gift certificate. If you wish to make investment payments, you will need to pay an additional $25 every six months.

2. You may add one household shopper to your owner account for an additional $5 card fee. Your household shopper will receive the same benefits when shopping.

3. An SNFC staff member will issue you a temporary owner card and your permanent card should be sent to you within 2 weeks.

4. Present your owner card every time you shop to have your patronage tracked and to receive any applicable discounts.

Join Now—It's Easy to Do!

To download the Co-op's Owner Application and Agreement form, see below. (The file is in PDF format and must be downloaded with Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you may download a free copy from Adobe).

• Owner Application and Agreement

To join the Co-op now, simply print out the application and agreement, fill it out and either mail it with payment or bring it to the Customer Service Desk at the store to complete the process of becoming an owner of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op.

To remain a current owner, you must make payments toward your $300 fair share every six months. Only current owners are eligible for owner benefits. You can always ask a cashier to tell you when your next investment is due and what is the remaining balance of your investment account. Share payments can be made at our store registers.

If you have any administrative questions related to being a
Co-op owner, please e-mail us.

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