Three Rivers Market Board of Directors met for our spring retreat Saturday, April 6, 2019. In addition to setting the board’s agenda for the upcoming year, we engaged in a great discussion about member linkage and increasing engagement from our members and the wider Knoxville community.

Along with Dave Penegar’s report, we hope you enjoy our reflections on what the retreat meant to each of us.

Report from Board Chair

Dave Penegar

The Three Rivers Market Board of Directors and general manager met at an offsite retreat Saturday, April 6 to plan the board’s for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The day began with an awesome breakfast from Three Rivers Market and then members of the board conducted our April monthly meeting.

After a quick break, we set to work on refining the language of Executive Limitations – Board Policy B1 on staff treatment to help … Read More »

Have you ever wondered why we are named Three Rivers Market?

Most folks are familiar with the Tennessee River which flows through downtown Knoxville southward to Chattanooga and beyond. What you might not know is that the Tennessee is formed by the Holston and French Broad Rivers which flow from the Southern Appalachian Mountains and meet on Knoxville’s eastern edge.

Our name comes from the confluence of these three rivers. Like the rivers for which we are named, Three Rivers Market nourishes not only our immediate community but also our bio-region of the Southern Appalachians and our whole Southeastern Region.

To commemorate this regional heritage, we have a stylish new tote bag featuring a topographic map of our three rivers coming together. Show off your Three Rivers Market pride wherever you go while reducing your environmental footprint with this unforgettable reusable bag!

Remember: rivers … Read More »

Once again, Three Rivers Market is leading the way!

The Board of Directors has recently made two innovative changes to our board policies that we would like to share with you. These revisions reflect an effort to put into policy current practices that we value.

Over the past year, the Board has been considering creating a Governance policy to protect Three Rivers Market’s Product Standards policy. Many of you participated in our discussions through our event Our Values, Our Shelves and at the Annual Meeting. We heard clearly how much you all value and trust Three Rivers Market’s current standards, and we appreciate that these standards reflect your values. At our March meeting, the board concluded that we should state in policy that our cooperative should establish Product Standards to ensure their existence into the future and that they should not change … Read More »

Our customers care deeply about the welfare of animals. During March, you donated $7,309.96 to the Humane Society of East Tennessee, supporting adoption of abandoned animals through operation of a no-kill shelter, vaccinations, and spay/neuter support!

For April, you can donate your change at the register to the Blossom Center for Childhood Excellence, Inc.
Donations will provide healthy food for children cared for by East
Tennessee’s only non-profit, extended hours childcare center. The
Blossom Center offers high quality, 24/7 affordable services for working
parents.

In 1981, some brave folks did the future a favor. They started a food co-op in Knoxville, Tennessee…

Thirty-eight years later Three Rivers Market is still going strong, co-owned by nearly 10,000 Tennesseans.

Thank you all creating and nourishing a healthier environment, healthier people, and a healthier community!