Our Leadership is based in cooperative values. We are led by our all volunteer Board of Directors and core membership. We are forming a Community Advisory Board.
We value transparency as a form of equity as such we have created a Membership Handbook(pdf link) and a Board Handbook(pdf link). Since we are in the process of developing our framework and bylaws, there are still some holes that we are working with the community to figure out. If you would like to contact the board directly please email board@dgc.org. For more information on volunteering and/or become part of our core leadership click here. For the 2020 Annual Meeting as a powerpoint or as a pdf and the agenda and minutes.
You can find us on facebook (link), on Instagram and also under the hashtag #Ilovemydgcbox.
The Delridge Grocery Co-op has been the dream of the Delridge residents for years.
Seattle as a whole has a reputation as a ‘green’ city, yet the Delridge Neighborhoood still exists as a food desert. While many Delridge residents want a local, sustainable food source within walking distance of their homes. (More info)
In early 2009, a small group of people set out to try to make healthy food (and our co-op) a reality.
The first event of the Delridge Grocery Co-op, was a potluck supported by a grant from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Small Sparks program. (More info)
The Mobile Market was born.
Delridge Grocery Co-op started after being awarded a $15,000 from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to further handing out free fruits and vegetables to the neighborhood. Next, a survey of more than 500 people, taken at the Mobile Market demonstrated the willingness of Delridge residents to join a co-op and buy their fruits and vegetables from a produce stand. (More info)
Incorporation and the DESC partnership
We incorporated (as Delridge Produce Cooperative) on September 14th, 2010, and developed a buyer’s club in 2011, buying wholesale produce from local farmers to distribute to members. In late 2011, DESC generously offered to develop the retail ground level space in their building with our co-op in mind. (More info)
The Time to Start the Co-op Build Out is Now Here.
Since 2009, we have grown from a small group of dedicated volunteer to having 100x members who are all working together to make this co-op a reality for Delridge. Join the fun and become a member, today!
For more information, here’s a Timeline of the Delridge Grocery Co-op’s Story:.