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Our Story

For almost 40 years, West Philadelphia's Mariposa Food Co-op has provided access to healthy, locally grown, and sustainably produced food. Growing from a buying club of a few dozen members to a full-service storefront open every day of the week, Mariposa now has well over 1,000 shoppers. With skyrocketing growth, and only 500 sq ft of retail space we made the decision to expand.

We purchased a big fabulous building at 4824 Baltimore Avenue! Our goal is to begin renovations in June.

What We Need

The purchase, renovation, and start-up costs for the new store is an estimated $2.3 million. The co-op has already raised over $2.2 million between various loans, grants and donations. We're almost there.

Our goal is at least $10,000 of donations from community members and supporters.

Please make a donation to support this campaign - even $5 or $10 will help us reach our goal!

What Your Gift Supports

The new space will allow Mariposa Food Co-op to:

• create a beautiful new energy-efficient store that is 5 times larger
• provide access to more healthy, locally grown and sustainably produced food to the West Philadelphia community -- currently, the closest full-service grocery store is over a mile away and for a comparable product line shoppers must travel three and a half miles!
  
• expand our non-working members and non-member shopping options, and provide access to healthy food to everyone in the neighborhood
• sell new items, including a variety of organic and free-range meat
  
• increase our buying power from local farmers
• allow more residents of the neighborhood to take part in cooperative economic democracy
• advance our mission of providing information about healthy, locally-grown, and sustainably-produced food with improved space for community meetings, workshops, and seminars

More Ways to Help

• Interested in investing in Mariposa and earning up to 3% interest? We're seeking loans of $1,000 or more. 
• Are you a member of Mariposa already? If so, consider increasing your member equity -- another way to invest in the coop by making a no-interest loan. 
• Not a member yet and want to join? Excellent! Find out more about our New Store Membership Drive
• Interested in helping with the fundraising? There are lots of different ways to get involved. Contact Leah Pillsbury, Capital Campaign Coordinator, at leah@mariposa.coop for more information.

And don't forget to spread the word about this online campaign to your friends and neighbors!