Who We Are

Close to 9,000 member-owners

Who are we? Well, most of Mississippi Market’s member-owners are people who live or work close to one of our two Saint Paul stores. Our members share a strong appreciation of fresh and delicious natural foods and other healthy products. Many of us too have made a commitment to reinvest in the neighborhood where we live or work or share special concerns about the practices employed to bring food and other products to us as consumers.

However, there is another simple reason people choose to belong to Mississippi Market Co-op: our friendly neighborhood grocery stores offering shoppers great products at fair prices. Can much of our success be attributed to community ownership and democratic control? We believe it can. Whatever the reason, consider yourself welcome to drop by and “shop us” firsthand!

Board Members

The Board of Directors serves our co-op’s membership by working to ensure that the best interests of member-owners are reflected in the policies of the co-op and that the organizational mission is furthered by such policies. For more, see our
Co-op Mission and Board Ends and Board of Directors pages.

Over 100 Staff

Our co-op’s entire day-to-day operations are overseen by the General Manager, Gail Graham.

Marketing & Media are handled by Kari Binning.

Our West 7th Store Manager is Patrick Werle.

The Selby Store Manager is Catherine Downey.

Running a retail store is a lot like performing a large scale theatrical production: besides our managers, there’s a full cast on stage in the aisles, service counters and registers, and there is a hidden support team in the backrooms and offices. Each employee who helps make this production successful every day deserves tremendous credit for their ability to serve our shoppers while keeping shelves well stocked with what customers need. Cast of 100-plus, we salute you!