Welcome to

Your Food C0-op

The Cville Food Co-op is community -owned grocery store with fresh, affordable produce sourced locally and sold in the heart of Charlottesville’s historically Black neighborhood of Fifeville.

Donations can also be mailed to:

Congregate Charlottesville

PO Box 2293

Charlottesville VA 22902

Please specify: FOOD CO-OP  in memo line.

Why A Co-op?

A grocery store owned by the community can prioritize and pursue our goals. 

Affordability 

  • Purchasing fresh, nutritious, and affordable meats and produce

  • Partnering with the National Co-op of Grocers (NCG) for the power to keep prices affordable 

  • Gaining knowledge from the network of co-op grocers to subsidize local producers and keep costs low

  • Utilizing public benefits like SNAP, WIC, and TANF 

Community Engagement 

  • Engaging with co-op customers, employees, and suppliers for the opportunity to be member-owners

  • Sourcing a mixture of conventional foods from NCG and local partnerships to meet community needs 

  • Hosting health education with local nonprofits, organizations, and businesses to bolster collective knowledge around food justice 

Community Wealth Building 

  • Prioritizing a sliding scale membership that provides perks, discounts, and profits directly back to the community 

  • Creating job opportunities, skills training, and growth opportunities 

  • Strengthening the local economy