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NOWBC Co-op's primary focus is seasonal local organic foods. Our co-operative was formed to support and promote sustainable farming and food processing here in BC by connecting local food producers with local eaters. We also source fairly traded foods that are not available locally, and earth-friendly household items.

At NOWBC, we are about:

1. Making it easy: NOWBC is a place to shop where you can buy local, sustainable, and ethically traded socially conscious groceries without having to search for them

2. Building the change we want to see: By preferentially supporting local producers we strengthen our local food system. By buying fair trade we support small socially and environmentally responsible producers of foods that can not be produced locally.

3. Making it fun: There is nothing lonelier than trying to make change in the world when you are the only one you see working on it. Through pot-lucks and impromptu food pick-up parties, we're building community around local food, sharing knowledge and spreading the secret about how delicious it is! Eat food, have fun, be part of the local food movement!

To quote our friends at Get Local, "The average North American meal travels 2,400 km from farm to plate. Food transportation has a significant and growing impact on climate change, road congestion and air pollution . . . Over 5,000 farms in the Lower Mainlaind are growing fresher, tastier, and often more nutritious food than imported produce . . . Supporting BC's food and beverage producers means strengthening our local food system and ensuring a supply of fresh, healthy food for your family--now and for future generations."