The Blue Hill Co-op Ends Policies
A ENDS / PURPOSES
Global Ends
The Results We Aim to Create in the World:
A1 Mission Statement
Through a thriving cooperative enterprise, we encourage a vibrant healthy community and a sustainable local economy.
We discern seven distinct groups comprising our “community,” as follows:
1. Co-op members
2. Non-member customers
3. Co-op staff and their families
4. Local suppliers
5. Local community
6. Larger cooperative community
7. Past and future generations of Blue Hill Co-op members
Blue Hill Co-op Ends:
A2 The Blue Hill Peninsula will have a retail source of food that is fairly priced, healthy, and organically grown and/or processed locally to the fullest extent possible.
A3 There will be economic value returned to the community via charitable contributions, outreach projects, patronage refunds to members, and other avenues.
A4 Customers will be better educated about food issues and, as a result, make healthier choices than those who shop elsewhere.
A5 There will be a vibrant cooperative sector in the economy, both nationally and regionally, and a local community educated in the value of cooperative principles and enterprises.
A6 The cooperative’s bioregion will have a vibrant local agricultural community and that community will, in turn, have a reliable retail market for its products.
A7 There will be a major source of employment in the community that provides personal satisfaction to employees, livable wages and financial security for employees and their families.
A8 There will be a thriving business organization that protects and restores the environment.
This policy shall be monitored annually by the General Manager in a written report to the Board and also by the Board.
This policy shall be read aloud at the annual meeting of the owners.
Mission Statement approved by the Board 03/20/2007
Global Ends approved by the Board 09/19/2007
Minutes of recent Board meetings are available in pdf format.
The by-laws governing the Blue Hill Co-op may be found here.
