Food Co-ops map

Box scheme
A scheme that sells boxes or bags of fresh fruit and/or vegetables on a pre-ordering system i.e. limited customer choice.

Shop
A community-run/owned fixed shop, wide opening hours and customers choose what to buy – often have volunteers and/or membership schemes.

Market
A collection of stalls selling local food e.g. farmers’ markets.

Community / market stall
Either a standalone pop up / weekly / regular stall in the same community location, or a stall that is set up on a temporary basis in a variety of locations with other stallholders e.g. at a farmers’ market.

Buying group
A group of people who club together to buy dried wholefoods from a supplier at wholesale prices.

Food hub
A community organisation that operates in a designated area to coordinate access to local food, often in a variety of ways.

Co-op supplier
Wholesaler where co-ops can purchase dried wholefoods or fresh produce to sell to people in their communities.