Aliquippa Food Co-op

10/09/2026

🚨 MEMBER-OWNER ALERT! 🚨

We’re excited to welcome FIVE new member-owners to the Aliquippa Food Co-op! 🛒❤️

1) Everett Marston & Emerald Marston
2) Chaz Oden
3) Noel Wilson
4) Elaine Haynes & Lawrence Haynes
5) Darin Tyson

THANK YOU for believing in the vision and, more importantly, for being willing to join the movement to bring a community-owned food cooperative to Aliquippa.

Every member-owner represents another voice, another investment, and another step toward making this vision a reality.

This is what community ownership looks like. This is what cooperation looks like.

Welcome to the movement! 🙌🏾

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👉https://aliquippafoodcoop.com/membership/membership-application/

🌱 A grocery store by us. For us. Built together.

10/08/2026

10/01/2026

🛒💚 WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD A CO-OP THAT LASTS?

A recent article from Garlic and Roses reflecting on a half-century of cooperative retail offers an important lesson for the Aliquippa Food Co-op:

Cooperation is built for the long haul.

Food co-ops that have lasted 50 years didn’t simply open their doors and stay the same. They grew, reinvented themselves, stayed connected to their communities, and remained focused on serving their members and shoppers.

A few lessons stand out:

🌱 Stay connected to your purpose.
Know what makes your cooperative meaningful to the community—and keep that purpose at the center.

🤝 Build relationships.
Co-ops don’t have to figure everything out alone. Learning from other cooperatives, sharing experiences, and building strong partnerships can help a new co-op avoid mistakes and accelerate its progress.

🛍️ Make service a priority.
A cooperative is ultimately about people. Creating an experience where members, shoppers, producers, and community partners feel valued matters.

🔄 Grow and reinvent.
Communities change. Markets change. A successful cooperative has to evolve while remaining grounded in its founding values.

💚 Think beyond today.
The goal isn't simply to open a grocery store. It's to build a community institution that can serve Aliquippa for generations.

That is part of what makes the Aliquippa Food Co-op so exciting.

We are building something with our community—not simply for our community.

A grocery store by us.
For us.
Built together.

If you believe in the power of community ownership, there is a place for you in this story.

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Spinning Cooperation into Gold: Lessons from a half century in cooperative retail with Dave Olson, Senior Director of Strategic Development for National Co+op Grocers Gold is the traditional gift for a 50th wedding anniversary. For food co-ops, the equivalent might be a 30 lb case of golden raisins

09/26/2026

09/25/2026

🛒💚 Join us for the Aliquippa Food Co-op Community Open House and learn how we can build something together that creates jobs, supports local businesses, increases access to fresh, affordable food, and strengthens our neighborhoods.

This is more than an open house—it’s an opportunity to learn, ask questions, meet your neighbors, and see how you can be part of the movement.

As a member-owner, you have a voice and a vote in the direction of the Co-op. You can help shape what’s on the shelves, support local entrepreneurship, and play a role in building a healthier future for Aliquippa.

🙌🏾 Come learn. https://www.mobilize.us/movementlabs/event/1044748/

Come connect. Come get involved.
Together, we can grow something that truly belongs to all of us.

📅 October 8
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Quippian Club — 2205 Sheffield Ave., Aliquippa

Bring a neighbor. Bring a friend. Bring your ideas.

Meet the team
Mary Alice Gettings Tamu Gilbert Tamara Mitchell Deborah Jones Pat BrownMonique Tucker Tyrone Patillo Carla McCoy David Slebodnik Erika Kauffman

The Aliquippa Food Co-op is a member-owned grocery store designed to create jobs, support local businesses, and bring fresh, affordable food to our community. Join us for an open house to connect with neighbors, learn about becoming a co-op member-owner, and help build a local, healthy future. As a....

09/24/2026

According to new research from Iridio, 79% of U.S. adults now spend extra hours each week searching for ways to cut their food costs: https://progressivegrocer.com/grocery-shoppers-now-spend-extra-hours-hunting-savings-report

The firm describes the resulting behavior shift as a “value optimization economy,” where households give up time, convenience and brand loyalty to protect their budgets.

Retailers face “value optimization economy” as shoppers trade time for discounts

09/10/2026

🛒 IT TAKES ALL OF US.

A food co-op isn’t simply something you shop at—it’s something we build together.

The Aliquippa Food Co-op needs community buy-in, participation, and ownership to turn this vision into reality. Every member-owner, volunteer, shopper, local business, and community partner has a role to play.

Your participation matters. Your voice matters. Your investment in our community matters.

Let’s build a grocery store by us, for us, and with us. ❤️

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