DROPP Cooperative is a food hub that is a department the Great Basin Community Food Co-op that serves the Reno, Nevada area. Nicole and her sister (now the General Manager) started the retail co-op in 2005 with the grassroots support of their community. Great Basin Started the DROPP food hub informally as a way to get local products into their store. The hub now has about $500,000 in sales and aggregates both local and non-local food. Nicole advises that the best way for aspiring co-ops to be successful is by reaching out to your community and meeting your members’ needs. She also recommends focusing on your core priorities and honing that so you don’t get off track, building capacity and buy-in with a core group of people.