On a rainy Saturday in a roomy cabin on a hillside overlooking the Smokies, your Board of Directors gathered this May to envision the world we wish to live in. They call it a retreat, but don’t imagine us rocking away, musing peacefully on a sunlit southern porch. The retreat is a cross between a heavy-duty think tank and a highly evolved “Breakfast Club” designed to involve the nine Directors and General Manager in a productive, inspired huddle. Our goals are to hone our understanding and fluency on the advantages of cooperative business and become a cohesive force for positive, long-term change in Knoxville.

The setting of this retreat couldn’t be more appropriate—Highlander Resource and Education Center. For those unfamiliar with this East Tennessee gem, Highlander has been a heroic force for social and economic justice since 1932. In the spirit … Read More »

The 2012 Board Retreat at The Highlander Center

Greetings! Welcome to the Three Rivers Market Board of Directors blog. That’s a mouthful, isn’t it? Let’s just call it Board News.

This blog represents an opportunity for the Board to communicate with the Three Rivers Market community. And what a community it is! The beautiful new store has been open for just over a year, sales have been great, and we have a bunch of new members.

So what’s the Board been up to? Well, we’re searching for the Next Big Thing.

As you may or may not know, the Board is not involved in the day-to-day operations of the store. We practice something called Policy Governance. That means that the Board delegates store management to the General Manager, and we focus on big-picture items like compliance with policies and the future of … Read More »