Ownership at Honest Weight

Our Owners and Member-Owners are at the heart

of Honest Weight.

Everyone who joins Honest Weight owns an ownership interest in the Co-op.

Owners have the opportunity to participate in the Co-op community by lending a hand in the store as Member-Owners. We need Member-Owners to participate in many ways. We’d love your help!

Here are some of the ways you can participate at Honest Weight.

• Join the Co-op.
  Not only will you own a piece of the number one community-owned food store in the Capital District, you'll receive a discount on all your favorite Co-op products. You'll attend an orientation and learn some great history and the inner workings of the Co-op. In addition, by becoming a Member-Owner, you can attend Co-op meetings and vote in elections.

Find out how you can join the Co-op. 

• Offer your time and skills. 
  Member-Owners are critical to Honest Weight. The Co-op always needs help, both in the store and out with community outreach programs. Once you become a Member-Owner, you're eligible to assist Honest Weight in support of the store and its mission. There's no better way to appreciate the value of your investment and your membership in the Co-op community than taking an active role in running the store you own.

Find out how you can help the Co-op.

• Share your expertise. 
  Co-op committees help run our store and maintain our presence in the community. We are always looking for active, involved committee members who have real-life experience and talent that will benefit Honest Weight.

Find more information on Honest Weight committees. 

• Keep the Co-op honest. 
  Member-Owners are encouraged to run for election to the Governance Review Council, or GRC, or to the Board of Directors.

Find out more about elections at HWFC here

The GRC's purpose is to nurture strong, democratic and cooperative processes here at Honest Weight. By reviewing policies and procedures along with the Co-op Bylaws, the GRC helps us remain true to our mission. 

Any HWFC member-owner may attend and participate in a board meeting.  To add an item to the agenda, please contact any director of the board no later than 3 days in advance of the meeting, or email your proposed "member-owner item" for the agenda to boardadmin-AT-honestweight.coop no later than 3 days before the meeting.

All hours logged count as hours required to maintain your membership level.

Come see how you can be valuable to Honest Weight and follow your passion for environmentalism, health, local farms and providers, and so much more.