Mission & Values

Committed to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Mississippi Market Co-op, we support and celebrate everyone’s unique identities, perspectives, and abilities. We believe that our diversity adds value and makes our co-op stronger. For this reason, we continually work to foster a diverse, inclusive, and accessible environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. This empowers co-op staff to contribute to creating a shopping experience and organizational culture where all shoppers, vendors, and staff feel welcomed, represented, and respected.

We hold diversity, equity, and inclusion as intrinsic co-op values and strive to ensure they are reflected in every aspect of our operations. This is imperative to upholding our cooperative mission of empowering our diverse communities. By acting together in solidarity, we continually pursue our goals of creating a more just food system and equitable society.

Cooperative Values

“Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, cooperative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.” – The International Co-operative Alliance

Not only does Mississippi Market strive to adhere to these cooperative values, but the co-op also has our own set of values in place, including:

• Supporting the local economy.
• Working for global sustainability.
• Outreach to our community.

Unlike our conventional counterparts, Mississippi Market is owned and governed by member-owners and rooted in principles like community, voluntary and open membership, economic participation, and cooperation. Because of these principles and practices, food co-ops inherently serve and directly benefit the communities where they are located.