The HARVEST…
The SHARE COOPERATIVE of Winston-Salem (SHARE) was developed in conjunction with The Freedom Tree at IDR, a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, organize, and support communities and organizations in developing policies and procedures to create diverse and inclusive cultures. To learn more about IDR and their mission, click here.
SHARE’s motto, “Supplying Honest And Respectful Engagement” is the hallmark of what we purpose. SHARE’s principle goal is to provide service and assistance to our entire community, while promoting inclusivity.
By “Supplying Honest And Respectful Engagement,” SHARE is able to provide food along with nutrition education and advice to those living in “Food Deserts” in the Winston Salem/Forsyth County area.
Our Work
SHARE is A Faith Based Food and Program Supplier, formed to serve the diverse citizens of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Our mission centers on providing wholesome/nutritional food, to families in and around food deserts.
SHARE is designed to demonstrate the collaboration of various socio-economic and ethnic groups that make up our community. Our motto, “Supplying Honest And Respectful Engagement” is our hallmark.
Our organization is structured to provide:
- Nutritional/Healthy Food
- Nutrition Education/Food Care
- Coping Skills and Immigrant Support
- Advocacy which supports Local Food Equity, Policy and Planning
SHARE’s Harvest Market is a full-service retail store, where customers can shop for Nutritional/Healthy Food.
We redouble our efforts through several programs, including:
- Nutrition Education/Food Preparation Awareness
- Food Pharmacy (A healthy food prescription program)
- SHARE CARE (Emergency food assistance)
Our working groups consist of the owner/members of the cooperative; social responsibility campaigners; and those wishing to eliminate food insecurity. SHARE’s predominant goal continues to be service and assistance to our entire community (i.e., to promote inclusivity) and thereby improve community wellness and health.
Goals
SHARE’s motto, “Supplying Honest And Respectful Engagement” is the hallmark of what we purpose. SHARE’s principal goal is to provide service and assistance to our entire community, while promoting inclusivity.
By “Supplying Honest And Respectful Engagement,” we are able to provide food, along with nutrition education and advice, to those living in “Food Deserts” in the Winston Salem/Forsyth County area. We invite you to join us to help achieve these goals.
Seven Cooperative Principles
SHARE embraces the seven cooperative principles adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance in 1995:
- Voluntary and open membership
- Democratic member control
- Members’ economic participation
- Autonomy and independence
- Education, training and information
- Cooperation among cooperatives
- Concern for community
Solidarity
Some of the organizations we are aligned with, include:
- National Co+op Grocers (NCG) — the business services cooperative for retail food co-ops nationwide https://www.ncg.coop/
- Piedmont Triad Regional Food Council (PTRFC) https://www.ptrc.org/services/economic-development/triad-food-council