Discover Local: We Care Where Your Food Comes From
We work hard to select products that positively impact our bodies and communities while minimizing harm to the environment. Over a third of all of our sales are local products, meaning they are sourced within 150 miles of our stores. Our own farms grow fresh food while restoring the environment right here in Northwest Philadelphia.
At Weavers Way’s farms, our full-time and seasonal farm staff grows food sold at the stores, at our farmstands and to CSA members. We founded and support a nonprofit, Food Moxie, a self-sustaining 501(c) 3 organization that provides farm and nutrition education to underserved children and adults.
In the early 1970s, a group of neighbors in West Mt. Airy got together to use their combined buying power to gain more control over their food, and how much it cost. Their buying club evolved into Weavers Way Cooperative Association. What makes co-ops different from other businesses is that each member is an owner, each with an equal say in how the operation. No one can amass a majority share. No one controls the assets. Weavers Way’s focus is our members, not profits.
We now boast more than 10,000 member-owners, and welcome thousands more non-members who shop the Co-op. In four decades, we've moved firmly in the direction of organic and sustainable. We seek out local producers and vendors and pay our workers a living wage, so money spent at Weavers Way stays in the community. We do this because it reflects our understanding of the need to nurture both the earth and our community — and because it’s what our members want.
Discover Local: We Care Where Your Food Comes From
We work hard to select products that positively impact our bodies and communities while minimizing harm to the environment. Over a third of all of our sales are local products, meaning they are sourced within 150 miles of our stores. Our own farms grow fresh food while restoring the environment right here in Northwest Philadelphia.
At Weavers Way’s farms, our full-time and seasonal farm staff grows food sold at the stores, at our farmstands and to CSA members. We founded and support a nonprofit, Food Moxie, a self-sustaining 501(c) 3 organization that provides farm and nutrition education to underserved children and adults.
In the early 1970s, a group of neighbors in West Mt. Airy got together to use their combined buying power to gain more control over their food, and how much it cost. Their buying club evolved into Weavers Way Cooperative Association. What makes co-ops different from other businesses is that each member is an owner, each with an equal say in how the operation. No one can amass a majority share. No one controls the assets. Weavers Way’s focus is our members, not profits.
We now boast more than 10,000 member-owners, and welcome thousands more non-members who shop the Co-op. In four decades, we've moved firmly in the direction of organic and sustainable. We seek out local producers and vendors and pay our workers a living wage, so money spent at Weavers Way stays in the community. We do this because it reflects our understanding of the need to nurture both the earth and our community — and because it’s what our members want.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov. 3, 2015 — For the second year in a row, Weavers Way has paid out a patronage rebate to its members based on profits earned by the Co-op in the last fiscal year.
Weavers Way's Board of Directors declared the rebate, totaling $217,000, at its October meeting. The rebate program began on Friday, Oct. 30.
"It’s a testament to the cooperative business model, plus our dedicated and hard-working staff and a committed membership," said Weavers Way General Manager Jon Roesser. "We look forward to continuing to build on our success."
The amount each Weavers Way member household receives is based on the amount spent at the Co-op during fiscal 2015, July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015. Revenue from Weavers Way's four stores, in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, topped $20 million in FY2015.
Members are eligible to take 20 percent of the rebate in cash; the remainder is deposited into member equity accounts. These accounts represent members' ownership stake in the Co-op, and provide capital and financial stability.
The deadline to redeem the rebate is Jan. 31, 2016. Members can collect their cash in any Weavers Way store, and have the option of donating it to the nonprofit Weavers Way Community Programs right at the register.
About Weavers Way: With stores in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, the Co-op is member-owned, open to the public and committed to offering quality products that are local, sustainable and nutritious. For more information, visit www.weaversway.coop.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov. 3, 2015 — For the second year in a row, Weavers Way has paid out a patronage rebate to its members based on profits earned by the Co-op in the last fiscal year.
Weavers Way's Board of Directors declared the rebate, totaling $217,000, at its October meeting. The rebate program began on Friday, Oct. 30.
"It’s a testament to the cooperative business model, plus our dedicated and hard-working staff and a committed membership," said Weavers Way General Manager Jon Roesser. "We look forward to continuing to build on our success."
The amount each Weavers Way member household receives is based on the amount spent at the Co-op during fiscal 2015, July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015. Revenue from Weavers Way's four stores, in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, topped $20 million in FY2015.
Members are eligible to take 20 percent of the rebate in cash; the remainder is deposited into member equity accounts. These accounts represent members' ownership stake in the Co-op, and provide capital and financial stability.
The deadline to redeem the rebate is Jan. 31, 2016. Members can collect their cash in any Weavers Way store, and have the option of donating it to the nonprofit Weavers Way Community Programs right at the register.
About Weavers Way: With stores in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, the Co-op is member-owned, open to the public and committed to offering quality products that are local, sustainable and nutritious. For more information, visit www.weaversway.coop.
Here at Weavers Way, we are truly lucky to be within two hours of some of the most fertile farmland in the country — which gives us access to some great local creameries, and the fabulous cheeses they produce.
Here at Weavers Way, we are truly lucky to be within two hours of some of the most fertile farmland in the country — which gives us access to some great local creameries, and the fabulous cheeses they produce.
