Cool Co-ops in San Francisco
A cooperative, or co-op, is a business owned and run by a group of individuals (including employees and customers) for their mutual benefit. Essentially, the business is controlled equally by all. The co-op movement runs on the fuel of economic democracy and is supported by believers in equality and openness worldwide.
San Francisco happens to be home to many well-meaning, well-serving, open, and accessible co-ops. Read on to discover a few that might be hiding in your neighborhood!
Produce and packaged products are pricier, but that's because they carry mostly organic/health-food items and those things are just pricier in general overall. The cheapest organic produce I've found is at the Berkeley Bowl (the original). Other than that, you'll just have to shell out. But you know what they say...you can't put a price tag on good health.