Steep Hill Food Co-op is about building community, encouraging sustainable living, connecting local producers to consumers and ensuring food security. Your membership supports one of the few not-for-profit cooperative grocery stores in Canada. Our prices cover our operating costs and the more you shop here, the lower we can make those prices.

Membership is not a requirement to shop, but a membership pays with the following benefits.

Membership Benefits

Student Member
$15/year
  • 6% discount on day of membership purchase / renewal
  • 3% discount on purchases
  • 6% discount on purchases
  • 6% discount on case lot purchases
  • 6% discount on special sale days
  • Place bulk / special orders
  • Support local producers / farmers
  • Support local non-profit grocery
  • Vote at the AGM
  • Run for the Board of Directors
Note: Student ID required.
Member
$25/year
  • 6% discount on day of membership purchase / renewal
  • 3% discount on purchases
  • 6% discount on purchases
  • 6% discount on case lot purchases
  • 6% discount on special sale days
  • Place bulk / special orders
  • Support local producers / farmers
  • Support local non-profit grocery
  • Vote at the AGM
  • Run for the Board of Directors
Working Member
$25/year
  • 6% discount on day of membership purchase / renewal
  • 3% discount on purchases
  • 6% discount on purchases
  • 6% discount on case lot purchases
  • 6% discount on special sale days
  • Place bulk / special orders
  • Support local producers / farmers
  • Support local non-profit grocery
  • Vote at the AGM
  • Run for the Board of Directors

Student Member / Member

Members save 3% on all purchases, with extra savings (6%) on the day a membership is bought or renewed, special Members Only Sale days (usually a couple of times a year–check the newsletter, website or social media for details), and case lots. Membership also entitles you to place special orders for items that the store doesn’t carry regularly, to have a say in the co-op by voting at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), and to run for the Board of Directors if you really want to get involved! Student members get all the same benefits with a half-price membership.

Working Member

Since Steep Hill began, it has benefited from the labour and skills of some of its members, called “working members.” In exchange for their contributions to the store, working members receive a 6% discount of all purchases, including case lots. Working member status is given on a month-by-month basis, and applies to the month following when the work is done.

Most often, working members help out in the store for a monthly two-hour shift, during which they may package and price bulk products, unload orders, or do other basic tasks as assigned by the staff. A few working members recycle packaging and compost organic waste from the store, and nine people serve on the board for a three-year term. Sometimes we need special skills and expertise, so if you think you could make a contribution to the store, we’d like to know!

If you would like to apply to be a working member, please ask a staff member for an application form to fill out, so we know what you are interested in doing and when you are available. The number of positions is limited and will vary depending on the store’s needs. You will be contacted if and when a suitable position is available.

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How To Join

It’s easy to join our co-op! Next time you’re in the store, ask one of our staff members about buying an annual membership. If you need one extra card for another household member, we'd be happy to provide it.