For the past year, the Medford Food Co-op Board of Directors has been considering the feasibility of an expansion opportunity on site at our current location.

Alexis Gossage joined MFC as an owner in 2017 and was elected as a board member at the Annual Meeting in May 2023.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rebekah "Sarah" Calhoun, the Vice President and Secretary of the Medford Food Co-op Board of Directors.

On March 23rd, MFC submitted preliminary plans to the City’s Planning Department to determine the possibility of expansion at our current location. The Board is still assessing feasibility and feedback from the Planning Department is essential before involving owners, employees, and the community in a wider discussion. Submitting plans to the city is a preliminary step in determining if expansion is financially feasible.

Medford Food Co-op’s Board of Directors, comprised of up to nine community members, plays a vital role in the success and sustainability of our cooperative. They provide guidance, strategic planning, and oversight for the Co-op.

The Board of Directors determines whether or not the Co-op pays a dividend each year based on profitability and the need to retain capital to ensure the Co-op’s future success. Based on profitable sales in 2021, the Board of Directors is distributing a portion of those profits as a patronage dividend.

It seems like we’ve been talking about expansion for a very long time, and from a distance it may seem like not much is happening. Actually, the Board has been working diligently to move this process along.

The Medford Food Co-op annual owner meeting was held at the Co-op on May 1, 2022.

The Board of Directors is anticipating the upcoming year and setting goals for our cooperative's success.

So far, we’ve learned that the original founders of MFC committed resources too soon but were responsible for instituting the groundwork and foundation for their successors.

When we left off, the foundation and groundwork had been laid for Medford Food Co-op, known then as Medford Market Cooperative.

Did you know? The first efforts to establish the Medford Food Co-op were unsuccessful.

These “seven basic international principles serve as guidelines to provide a democratic structure for co-ops around the world."

The “cooperative principles” are guidelines by which cooperatives put their values into practice. This month we will discuss Principles #3 and #4.

“What exactly is a co-op and why would I want to join?” This was the question my friend recently asked me.

We celebrated our five year milestone on Saturday, October 8th with music, games, food, cake, and community.

Thank you to all of our owners who braved the weather last Sunday for our Picnic on the Farm & Annual Owner Meeting at Pheasant Fields Farm.

You are what you eat, so you want to eat good food. Your local food co-op has the good food you want.