Openness and Accessibility to all
- Respect for and celebration of differences in race, ethnicity, gender, age, economic status, religion, sexual orientation, creed, ability status, and other social characteristics.
- Encourage membership by easing potential economic barriers.
- Strive toward the elimination of social, economic, political, and cultural barriers to healthy and sustainable food access. Central Brooklyn
Self-Determination and Community Building
- Commitment to maintaining and institutionalizing leadership representative of the mostly-of-color, low- and moderate-income communities of Central Brooklyn.
Skills-Sharing and Political Education
- Serve as a skills-sharing hub to build our collective knowledge around food nutrition, cooperatives and overcoming oppression in our food system.
Transformation of Local Food System and Social Responsibility
- Advocate policies that improve food access within the context of affordability, quality, and choice in Central Brooklyn.
- Maintain a pipeline to local, affordable and sustainable food in Central Brooklyn.
- Promote and prioritize buying relationships with local farms, farmers of color, and socially responsible corporate citizens.
- Adhere to environmentally responsible, waste disposal and land use practices.
- Support strategic alliances between local food security initiatives, local farmers, and Central Brooklyn residents.
Dedication to Cooperative Values
- Instill a culture of transparency within our cooperative’s leadership and member-owner relationship structures.
- Respect every member-owner’s voice and contribution to the cooperative community.
- Observe the International Cooperative Alliance’s 7 Cooperative Principles.
- Work together as one team to reap benefits for both the self and the community.