We Need Members!
Do you want to see a cooperatively run retail store-front offering produce, bulk foods, dairy, meats, and other grocery items here in Staunton? Want to support local, organic and sustainable agriculture?
Our Newest Members
We would like to thank the following individuals for their recent purchase of an equity share in Valley Market:
- Erin Blanton, Staunton
- Troy Siemers, Staunton
- Laura Thurman, Staunton
- John Hutchinson, Staunton
- Teri Beasley, Waynesboro
Valley Market's Board of Directors
Valley Market now has six of nine Board of Directors actively representing the interests of its members.
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Gary Helfenberger, Chair
Brownsburg resident, facilitating Core Group meetings. -
Dennis Walters, Vice-Chair
51year old family man, living in the downtown Staunton vicinity, is a home remodeling contractor, and is on the membership committee. -
Holly Parker, Secretary
Age 46,lives north of Staunton where she is working on permaculture projects with her 3 sons, a nurse at Augusta Medical Center, leading the Education Committee. -
Nancy Ailstock, Member
Has a small organic produce farm in Churchville, is a safety and healthcar consultant. -
Joy Jackson, Member
56, lives in Staunton in Newtown, 2 grown sons, organic and natives gardener, former teacher, “professional” volunteer. -
Bob Hodge, Acting General Manager
A Staunton native living in Buffalo Gap, 54, co-owner of BackDoor Butcher, working on Governance and Operations Committees.
Call for Board Members
We are actively seeking to fill vacancies on our Baord of Directors. Previous Board experience is not required, just a strong desire to bring a natural foods co-op to Staunton.