Wouldn’t it be great….

            Wouldn’t it be great to be just minutes from your favorite grocery store?  Wouldn’t it be great to completely trust that your store has your best interests in mind?  Wouldn’t it be great to have regular access to local fresh and organic foods at an affordable fair price?  It will be great! A handful of your neighbors, people not much different than you, came together in 2008 with the mission to open a member-owned cooperative grocery store in the Kensington area. 

“Wow what a Start!”

We began with a small buyers club and a humble outreach campaign, developed a three part mission statement, researched suitable membership structures, drafted our bylaws, launched our market place tables, recruited initial members and volunteers, completed a feasibility study, appointed a board and incorporated all in the span of 2 years!

“Looking ahead”

The year ahead will be to raise enough funds through member investments, donations, grants and loans to purchase equipment, to buy a building, finance construction and hire a general manager.  Once our funds are secured we will begin to narrow down our options for a location. 

“Local Ownership Means a More Secure Future.”

Since KCFC is owned and operated by its members, it is their needs that the co-op most cares about, rather than the needs of corporate investors whose interest are often strictly the bottom line.  Become a member of KCFC and your bottom line becomes our bottom line. Invest in your community today!