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Ownership

  • Purchase a Fair Share
  • Ownership types
  • Owner Benefits
    • Fair Share
    • Owner Discounts
    • New Product List
    • Own It!
    • Patronage Refund
    • Neighborhood Team Sponsorship
  • Board of Directors
  • Community Reinvestment Fund
  • Community CHIP
  • Thank You Letters
  • Chad Vader

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2:30pm - 5:30pm
Sunday, February 5th - Cybros Bakehouse Sprouted Grain Bread Demo
10:00am - 1:00pm
Thursday, February 9th - Maple Valley Syrup Demo
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Thursday, February 9th - Chocolate Shoppe Demo
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Friday, February 10th - Christine's Toffee Demo
11:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday, February 11th - Quince & Apple Demo
Full Schedule
10:00am - 1:00pm
Thursday, February 9th - Chocolate Shoppe Demo
11:00am - 2:00pm
Friday, February 10th - Christine's Toffee Demo
10:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, February 11th - Crave Brothers Cheese Demo
10:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday, February 11th - Old Ways Herbal Demo
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Saturday, February 11th - Indulgence Chocolatiers Demo
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Saturday, February 4th

Burrito Saturday $6.99/each

Tell us what you want and we will build you a giant burrito - choose from Pork Carnitas, Chicken Mole, Black Beans, Refried Pinto Beans, Brown Rice, Sauteed Peppers & Onions, Salsa, Sour Cream & Cheese

Black Bean Quesadillas $7.99/lb

Spicy black beans and cheese cooked between two Indianlife tortillas

Spinach & Cheese Enchiladas $10.49/lb

Spinach and cheese wrapped in corn tortillas and baked with enchilada sauce

Vegetable & Tofu...

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Saturday, February 4th
Traditional Side

Fish Fry - Cod lightly breaded and pan fried.

Curry Chicken w/Potatoes - Chicken, red potatoes, jalapeño peppers, onions and basmati rice in a curry yogurt sauce.

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Vegan Side

Organic Brown Rice

Deepak's Korma - Our coconut milk based Korma.  Goes great with our brown rice.

Wild Mushroom Stroganoff - Button mushrooms, penne pasta, onions, earth balance...

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Owner benefits

You'll find competitive prices at the Co-op, along with several programs designed to help you save even more!

Benefits of Ownership

Anyone can shop at the Co-op, and everyone is welcome to join. Your equity payments are an investment in your Co-op and are used as capital, assisting with store operations and improvements.

Becoming a owner of the Co-op gives you an opportunity to join your friends and neighbors in building a community, owned, and democratically controlled economic institution that serves the owners. Co-op owners are helping to build a business that brings integrity into the marketplace, a company that is responsive to and operates with the consumer's interests at heart, while providing the community with good jobs and good food.

As a Willy Street Co-op owner, you can:

  1. Receive a Patronage Refund during years the Co-op is profitable (initiated in late 2009)
  2. Take advantage of Owner Rewards sales
  3. Receive free tickets to our Annual Meeting & Party
  4. Get discounts on pre-ordered case purchases
  5. Special order items not regularly sold in the store
  6. Receive our monthly newsletter, the Willy Street Co-op Reader, in the mail
  7. Receive a 5% discount on Reader advertising
  8. Participate in the organization by serving on committees or running for the Board of Directors
  9. Co-op reciprocity: When travelling you'll pay owner prices at most other retail food co-ops throughout the country by showing your Willy Street Co-op owner card.
  10. Save 5% every day (owners pay shelf price; non-owners pay 5% more)
  • Benefits are limited to Willy Street Co-op owners only; purchase surcharges waived for customers with legitimate ownership cards from other existing food co-ops.

 

It's Easy to Join!

Becoming a owner of a cooperative means, among other things that you will make an investment in the co-op, essentially becoming one of the 'owners' of the business. At Willy Street Co-op, we call this investment your Fair Share. To join, simply fill out a Fair Share contract online or at the customer service counter at either location, along with your payment. Benefits of ownership begin after transactions are completed, whether it has been paid in full or by installments.

A refund of your Fair Share investment can be requested at any time, minus any administrative fees paid. Contact a Customer Service representative to begin the refund process.

 

Choose your ownership type and payment option

 

  • Individual ownership

Individual Ownership

ownership

All rights and privileges to vote and receive special offers

An Individual Ownership is one person entitled to one vote. The form below must be completed by the individual who is becoming an owner, as it is a legal contract. Only the individual can use their owner number and receive the benefits of ownership.

Payment option 1: up to 7 payments of at least $10.00 ($8.00 payment toward a full Fair Share + $2.00 administrative fee for each payment), for a maximum investment of $70.

Payment option 2: one-time full payment of $58 ($56.00 purchases a full Fair Share + $2.00 administrative fee*)
 * Payment in full saves you up to $12 in administrative fees.
Posted - July 5, 2010
  • Household ownership

Household Ownership

ownership

All rights and privileges to vote and receive special offers

A Household Ownership is two people entitled to one vote, but both people on the ownership avoid the non-owner surcharge, can enter prize drawings, and get tickets to the Annual Meeting & Party. The primary name on the ownership must be the person who is completing this form and is the only person who can make changes regarding the ownership.

Payment option 1: up to 7 payments of at least $15.00 ($13.00 payment toward a full Fair Share + $2.00 administrative fee for each payment), for a maximum investment of $105.

Payment option 2: one-time full payment of $93 ($91.00 purchases a full Fair Share + $2.00 administrative fee*)
 * Payment in full saves you up to $12 in administrative fees.
Posted - July 5, 2010

Access Discount

ownership

All rights and privileges to vote and receive special offers

(Discount entitlements expire after 12 months and must be renewed each year; please allow 48 hours for processing)
You may qualify for the Access Discount by providing current enrollment materials for one or more of the following programs:
  • QUEST/Food Stamp Program
  • Medicaid
  • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
  • Section 8 Housing Assistance
  • School Breakfast or Lunch Program (for free and reduced-price meals only)
  • Social Security Disability Insurance
  • Child and Adult Care Food Program (for free and reduced-price meals only)
  • Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (WIC)

Access Payment Plan

Use of the Access Payment Plan is available only to those qualifying for an Access Discount.
Option 1: annual payments of at least $4.00 per year for an individual are required until the Full Fair Share amount of $56.00 is reached

Option 2: annual payments of at least $7.00 per year for a household (two adults listed on the account) until $91.00 is reached.
Posted - July 5, 2010

After you've made your first Fair Share payment, you can pick up your owner card at the Customer Service desk. The yellow copy of the Fair Share contract serves as your share certificate and receipt of payment, and may be used in place of the card until it arrives. Please be prepared to show your card or tell the cashier your ownership number every time you shop.

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Specials

We always have 30 to 40 new and popular products on sale — most all month long. Product selection varies.

 

ESP (Everyday Sale Prices)

Twenty products throughout the store at the same low price every day.

 

 

Owner Rewards

Every month we put a selection of products on sale in appreciation of our Owners.

 

 

Weeklies Specials

As you probably guessed, these specials change every week. A variety of products from all over the store are featured.

 

 Wellness Wednesday Logo

 

Wellness Wednesdays

Save 10% on all supplments and bodycare products on the first Wednesday of every month. See the calendar of Wellness Wednesdays for the year here.

 

 

Madison HOURS

Madison has its own local currency, Madison HOURS. You can use HOURS to buy groceries at the Co-op. Due to the varying number of HOURS we receive and/or are able to disburse, we need to be able to adjust our policy occasionally. We will do our best to give you as much notice as possible before these changes occur. As of March 1, 1997, you can use one quarter HOUR or one half HOUR as partial payment per purchase totaling $20 or more—TUESDAYS ONLY. You may also exchange Federal dollars for Madison HOURS or request HOURS as change.

 

Posted - June 1, 2007
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