• Click on the join the Butte Food Co-Op online button.
• Read the terms of the member-owner agreement.
• Complete and sign the online member-owner agreement form. Please make sure you fill in all of your information correctly, especially your email. You will be asked to confirm your email and it must be correct to finalize your member-ownership.
• Click the “Pay & Sign” button (blue button at the bottom of the page).
• Complete the payment requirements.
• Click the "Pay Order & Sign" button.
• Confirm your email. This will be sent to the email address you entered in the form. You must confirm it to finalize your signature and payment.
• Celebrate! You are now a member-owner of the Butte Food Co-Op.

• Click on the join the Butte Food Co-Op by mail button.
• Read the terms of the member-owner agreement.
• Complete and sign the member-owner agreement online PDF form or print and fill out by hand. Please make sure you fill in all of your information correctly and legibly.
• Sign the member-owner agreement form. We cannot accept member-owner agreements that have not been signed.
• Provide a check for the appropriate amount based on your membership eligibility. Please do not send cash.
• Mail your completed and signed member-agreement form and check to:
  The Butte Food Co-Op
  PO Box 681
  Butte, MT 59703
• Cheer loudly! You are now a member-owner of the Butte Food Co-Op.

When you join the Butte Food Co-Op you will become a “member-owner” of a local, independent cooperative grocery store. Co-Op’s are equally owned and operated by its member-owners.

No single person has more stake in the business than the another and everyone has an equal vote (one member = one vote). Member-ownership will allow the Butte Food Co-Op to provide high quality and locally-sourced food to the community, support local and small-scale farmers, ranchers, and suppliers, practice sustainable operations, and give back to the Butte community.

Co-Op’s are owned by their members so an important benefit is owning a piece of your community grocery store! As a member-owner, you also have a voice in  the future direction of the store by having a vote in the board of directors (remember that Co-Op’s are based on democratic member control).

While you do not have to be a member-owner to shop at the Butte Food Co-Op, Member-owners will receive special benefits. These benefits are to be determined, but may include weekly or monthly coupons, access to special items, events, and classes, and patronage dividends. These member-benefits will be decided in the later stages of development.