The Common Market

We are a nonprofit regional wholesale food distributor. We started in 2008 to connect communities with food from sustainable family farms, aiming to strengthen health and wealth by building regional food systems. We do this by building relationships between sustainable family farms and markets, overseeing the supply chain from procurement through delivery.

We work with over 300 sustainable family farms and producers, distributing local foods to more than 1,800 institutions. To date, we’ve delivered over 58 million meals. Last year, we invested $23.8 million in local economies by purchasing food and distributed the equivalent of 7.4 million healthy meals.

Our services include building supply chain capacity, wholesale distribution, and collaborating with stakeholders. We provide farmers with technical assistance and fair pricing, and we support infrastructure for aggregation and distribution. We deliver local products to institutions like schools, hospitals, colleges, and universities. We also serve corporations, early care and elder care facilities, restaurants, retailers, and co-ops.

We operate hubs in four regions: Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia, PA), Southeast (Atlanta, GA / East Point, GA), Texas (Houston, TX), and Great Lakes (Chicago, IL / Bedford Park, IL). A central office, “The Commons,” supports all our operations.

Our mission is to connect communities with good food from sustainable family farms. We aim to build regional food systems that strengthen the health and wealth of all people. Across the country, we strive to improve food security, farm viability, and community and ecological health.

Our core values include:

• Values-based procurement
• Prioritizing local sourcing
• Equity and diversity
• Climate
• Health

We are a nonprofit with a team of 11-50 employees. We foster a mission-driven culture focused on building a better regional food system. We’re a dynamic and expanding organization, offering opportunities for growth. We emphasize collaboration among colleagues across different time zones and cross-functional teams.

Our co-founders, Haile Johnston and Tatiana Garcia-Granados, are our co-Chief Executive Officers. Many of our roles are remote, with standard business hours (Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM Eastern Time).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health care (medical, dental, and vision)
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and public holidays)
• Life insurance (100% employer-paid life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability)
• A retirement plan (SIMPLE IRA with a 100% employer match)