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Don't Wait—Act Today!
article Cooperative Grocer April 9, 2012 06:35 PM

Author:  Jeanne Lakso Competition in the grocery industry is fierce. With more retailers entering the natural and organic market and more shoppers purchasing natural and organic foods at conventional stores...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Health, Social Enterprise

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Terrible Fix, Farm Bill in "Uncharted Territory"
article Cooperative Grocer January 21, 2013 10:45 PM

The nine-month “fix” in the farm bill is worse than nothing.  With the last-minute approval of this compromise, largely without debate, we lost relatively inexpensive yet essential support for organic producers and new farmers and...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Social Enterprise

New Year Brings CGN Changes
article Cooperative Grocer January 17, 2013 06:32 PM

Author:  Dan Nordley Last January, the Cooperative Grocers’ Information Network (CGIN) board and executive director met for several days to figure out how CGIN could better meet our mission of...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Mutuals, Housing, Social Enterprise

My Co-op Rocks! Winners Available
article Cooperative Grocer December 27, 2012 11:08 PM

Now available for online viewing (http://www.mycooprocks.coop) are winners of an annual contest sponsored by several leading cooperatives that generates imaginative tributes to cooperatives. “My Co-op Rocks Video + Photo Contest” is a competition...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Mutuals, Producer or Worker, Social Enterprise

Resources from International Co-op Summits
article Cooperative Grocer December 25, 2012 09:44 PM

Cooperators everywhere can view online presentations and research delivered at major international cooperative meetings held in late 2012.  The International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec City, the pre-summit “Imagine” gathering, and a...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Mutuals, Technology, Social Enterprise

The Growth Roadway

article Cooperative Grocer December 4, 2012 08:50 PM

Author:  Art Sherwood Expansion and growth are on the minds of many cooperative board and management leaders. And this makes sense, since growing our cooperatives’ abilities to deliver on their...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Housing, Social Enterprise

Reaching Cooperative Solutions

article Cooperative Grocer December 4, 2012 08:45 PM

Author:  Dave Gutknecht The Cooperative Solution, by E.G. Nadeau, is a small book that makes large claims, as indicated in its subtitle: How the United States can tame recessions, reduce inequality, and...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Education, Mutuals, Housing, Social Enterprise

NYC: Acting Locally to Build a Global Cooperative Economy

article Cooperative Grocer December 4, 2012 08:41 PM

Author:  leslie dreifus sam koprak Imagine what it would like to be part of a far-reaching movement imbued with values of economic democracy that circumnavigates the...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Mutuals, Producer or Worker, Housing, Social Enterprise

Why (Some) New Co-ops Fail

article Cooperative Grocer December 4, 2012 08:33 PM

Author:  Stuart Reid The mayor spoke at the co-op’s ribbon cutting, and it seemed like the whole town turned out to celebrate. The local paper wrote excitedly about the new grocery store. The future seemed...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Housing, Social Enterprise

By the Numbers

article Cooperative Grocer December 4, 2012 07:30 PM

Author:  mandy catlette Years after pioneering the natural, organic foods movement and the radical notion of a more sustainable business model, food co-ops remain leaders in the grocery industry in ways...
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Co-operatives, Consumer, Democracy, Social Enterprise

Farmers Continue to Fight Monsanto’s Threats, Intimidation

article Cooperative Grocer December 4, 2012 07:26 PM

Author:  Dave Gutknecht Along with November 2012 referendums in California and Washington to require labeling of genetically engineered (GMO) foods, legal action continues against the leading GMO proponent...
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Agriculture, Co-operatives, Consumer, Education, Environment, Social Enterprise