At 24 Karat Bakery Cooperative, membership isn’t just a title, it’s a way to belong.
Whether you’re behind the counter, supplying local ingredients, or simply cheering us on, every member plays a role in building something real:
a healthy, people-owned food movement that gives power back to workers and communities.
We offer three membership paths designed to grow together:
Our worker-owners are the heart of the co-op – they bake, manage, teach, and make decisions about how the bakery runs.
When you join as a worker-owner, you’re not an employee – you’re an owner.
Benefits include:
Profit Sharing: Earn a direct share of the bakery’s success based on your contribution.
Voting Power: Have a real voice in decisions that shape our direction.
Skill Building: Learn baking, entrepreneurship, and cooperative business management.
Creative Freedom: Pitch and develop new menu items, your recipes can become bakery favorites.
Mobility & Growth: Train at one bakery, then help open or co-own another through our federation network.
Community Impact: Lead or join co-op–funded neighborhood projects.
Not everyone can bake full-time, but everyone can take part.
Our Community Members are local supporters, volunteers, and advocates who believe in rebuilding food systems that actually work for people.
Benefits include:
Community Project Participation: Help plan or volunteer in local co-op initiatives like gardens, food drives, and workshops.
Member Discounts: Save on bakery items and special community events.
Invites to Events & Classes: Get exclusive invites to co-op dinners, classes, and member appreciation nights.
Advisory Input: Voice ideas and feedback through quarterly community assemblies.
Education Access: Attend member-only sessions on cooperative business, sustainable food, and local entrepreneurship.
Voting Rights: Participate in major community-impact decisions, even if you’re not a worker-owner.
For small businesses, local makers, and independent creators who want to grow with us.
Our Partner Members collaborate with the co-op to sell or showcase their products – from coffee roasters and jam makers to artists and educators.
Benefits include:
Retail Placement: Feature your products in our bakery or community market space.
Collaborative Branding: Co-host pop-ups, tasting events, or co-branded campaigns with the co-op.
Fair Vendor Terms: Transparent pricing and profit splits designed to uplift small creators – not squeeze them.
Business Support: Access co-op knowledge, mentorship, and workshops on marketing, scaling, and cooperative business models.
Community Connection: Join a network of local businesses working together for sustainable, people-powered commerce.
Visibility: Be featured on our site, socials, and “Local Partner Spotlight” series.
When you become a member, you’re doing more than supporting a bakery, you’re:
Building local ownership instead of corporate profit
Creating stable, fair jobs for your community
Funding community projects that meet real local needs
Supporting education and entrepreneurship for future co-op leaders
Membership means you’re part of something that belongs to everyone.
Membership is more than a role, it’s a relationship.
Together, we’re proving that food can be fair, work can be meaningful, and ownership can belong to everyone.
Good food. Shared ownership. Lasting change.
Join the Founding 100 and help shape the future of 24 Karat Bakery. For a limited time, ownership is available at $200 per share – exclusively for our first 100 members. Once these spots are gone, shares will never be this price again. Don’t miss your chance to be part of something lasting.
