Our History

Our co-op started in 1973, with about ten people in Menomonie who wanted to buy bulk foods to save money (typical 50# bag of oats purchased and split up). The orders started as monthly deliveries to one member’s garage. Not long after people started ordering extras so they could get their needs met in between deliveries.

This eventually evolved into a storefront which was a silver-colored building shared with Robert Giede Designs in downtown Menomonie.

In 2001, the co-op moved to the current building in downtown Menomonie. This was the first time that the building size and product offerings were drastically increased. Menomonie Market’s growth as a co-op has been record-setting ever since!

Sales have increased from $300K/year after the move in 2001 to over $1.6M (and growing).