Community members came out to support the future opening of the local food co-op in Harrisonburg.

The co-op will be located at 150 E. Wolfe St., between the downtown Harrisonburg Post Office and Kline's Dairy Bar.

The cooperative plans to buy produce and items from local farmers, orchard and bakeries. It will be one of four co-ops in the Valley.

On Saturday, the future location showcased one of three quilts that is made of tee-shirts from food co-ops from around the nation.

Harrisonburg Mayor Kai Degner says, "In many ways, this is the ultimate community project. It's citizen driven and a local business that is funding local foods and being economically viable. It's also downtown. It's perfect."

The co-op is expected to open around this time next year.