Cultivate Community Food Co-op’s mission is to build a thriving, full-service, natural grocery store in the Benicia/Vallejo area that is owned by the people.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Mix & Mingle Mare Island Brewery
Join Cultivate Community Food Co-op for a fun and engaging Mix & Mingle at Mare Island Coal Shed Brewery on Friday, March 28th, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow co-op supporters, meet new friends, and learn more about how we’re building a community-owned grocery store. Enjoy great company, local craft beer, and meaningful conversations about strengthening our local food system. Your participation helps fuel the growth of our co-op and brings us one step closer to making fresh, sustainable, and locally sourced food accessible to all. We can’t wait to see you there!
Check out the NEW Grocery Gatekeepers video, and the Site Search video. More on the VIDEOS page.
THE CO-OP DIFFERENCE
It’s our community coming together to create a store by the people, for the people.

BETTER FOOD
Increase access to healthy food
More local, fresh, and organics
Less processed foods
Selection tailored to our community

ECONOMIC BENEFIT
Dozens of new jobs
More purchases from local farms and businesses
More food dollars stay local
Generate millions annually for local economy

SUSTAINABILITY
Green business practices
Less driving out of town for food
Support organics and sustainable agriculture
Role model for sustainable practices

COMMUNITY
Offer health education
Build engagement and leadership
Democratically governed
Stronger, healthier community
Grocery Story, makes a compelling case for how food co-ops, as alternatives to corporate grocery giants, are spurring the creation of delicious local food economies and stronger communities, while changing the global food system for the better.
Author Jon Steinman:
- Deconstructs the food retail sector and the shadows cast by corporate giants
- Makes the case for food co-ops as an alternative
- Shows how co-ops spur the creation of local food-based economies and enhance low-income food access.
Grocery Story is for everyone who eats. Whether you strive to eat more local and sustainable food, or are in support of community economic development, Grocery Story will leave you hungry to join the food co-op movement in your own community.
In 2019, Jon set out on his North American book tour sharing Grocery Story and visiting 125 established and start-up food co-ops. In November of that year, CCFC had the privilege of hosting Jon at a special public event at the Benicia Library. His latest book, This Could Be Ours! brings together 270 images of those food co-ops he visited. What will Cultivate Community Food Co-op look like? Become a founding Owner and realize the dream with us.