 Citizens Co-op aimed to provide a way to facilitate local eating, to ensure more money stayed in the community and supported Alachua farmers’ and neighbors’ livelihoods.All profits were redistributed back to the development of the store and the community; any benefits were dispersed across the members who all own the business equally.Portions of these proceeds went to various projects, including "Porters Garden" (planting fruit trees), and "Citizens Cookbook" (with local recipes).