When you join Prairie Food Co-op, you are purchasing a piece (2 common stock shares, to be legal) of our community-owned grocery store. Ownership is for life! While you don’t have to be an owner to shop, co-op owners receive many benefits. You own the store where you shop!

Ownership Benefits include:

• 10% discount on 1 shopping trip per month
• 15% discount on full case orders. Full case orders refer to purchasing an entire case (or box/carton) of a product, rather than individual units. For example, instead of buying single jars of pasta sauce, you'd buy the entire case that might contain 12 jars.
• 1 small coffee/tea daily until 10 am 
• Discounts on classes and workshops offered by the Co-op
• Celebrate with other Owners at the Annual Meeting and other Co-op sponsored events.
• The right to vote in elections and run for a seat on the board of directors
• Receive Owner benefits at partnering co-ops in Illinois and across the country

When Prairie Food Co-op makes a profit, the Board of Directors can decide to give a refund, or money back, to its Owners. Your refund depends on how much you shop at the Co-op during the year. If you receive a refund, you will receive a percentage of the profit as store credit. The rest of the profit will be invested, or saved, in your name to support the Co-op as it grows.

Benefits for all shoppers 

CO+OP DEALS are for all shoppers and rotate every two weeks to keep sales fresh	CO+OP BASICS offer everyday low prices on popular grocery and household items

As an Owner, you support the mission of Prairie Food Co-op to:

• Support our local farms and food producers
• Provide year-round access to local, sustainable, ethically-raised food
• Keep more money circulating in our community to build economic resilience 
• Provide education and classes on food-related issues
• Be a great place to work, offering employees good pay, health care and retirement benefits
• Support the community through a "Round Up for Good" program that gives money to local nonprofits (that Owners have a hand in selecting!) that involve food, nutrition and well-being, sustainable agriculture, cooperative education and social change 

As an Owner of Prairie Food Co-op you will join many people in the community to build a local business that is responsible, cares for people in the community and listens to the opinions of its Owners and employees.