With the mainstream media’s ever growing focus on the benefits of fresh food on physical well being and education, the DVGBC 2009 competition challenge involves the design of a sustainable food co-operative market.  The project should act as a stimulus for the local neighborhood and economy in which it is sited.  It should serve as a community gathering place, uniting urban areas with surrounding agricultural areas.  Similar to the Reading Terminal Market of Philadelphia, the food co-operative must include individual vendors and retail spaces, incorporation environmental and sustainable practices.  The program integrates both permanent indoor and seasonal outdoor retail and community spaces.  This project is well suited to the exploration of the principles of integrated design, sustainability and innovation, and the resulting impacts on human health and well being.