Enjoy the archive of Cooperative Grocer magazine, with articles going back to 1985.

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Also available in the archives is LEADer, the NCG Governance Newsletter

    Title Issuesort descending Date
    The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce a Third of Its GDP
    BY external news source

    Six things we can learn from Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy.

    		 July 16, 2016
    Will Work for Food? Co-op Programs End Amid Labor-law Fears
    BY external news source

    ALBANY, N.Y.

    		 January 19, 2016
    Telling Stories
    BY Ellen Michel

    How often have you heard it: “We don’t do a good enough job of telling our stories.” Like references to “the new normal” or the current never-ending chaos of political

    		 June 29, 2018
    Liberation Foods Celebrates Tenth Birthday
    BY external news source

    One of the biggest Fairtrade success stories in recent years is Liberation Foods, which celebrates its

    		February 19, 2017
    A Sneak Peek at Willy North
    BY external news source

    The transformation of Pierce’s Northside Market into “Willy North” is nearly complete. The shelves still need to be dusted and stocked. Some new flooring still needs to be installed.

    		 July 25, 2016
    Cooperative Sustenance and Questions
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Here is good food for thought, grouped under two themes: approaches to internal cooperation and business strategy; improving equity, diversity, and inclusion in food co-ops.

    		 October 21, 2018
    Twenty-First Century Box
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    The death recently of my good friend of five decades, Bruce Bacon, is another reminder to enjoy what remains and also look to the future. 

    		 December 6, 2017
    "Drift": GMO Thriller by Co-op Author
    BY

    Set against the backdrop of turmoil in America’s food system, Drift, a thriller about GMOs (genetically modified organisms), has been written by Jon McGoran, a longtime Weavers Way Co-op c

    		 Endcap Articles August 26, 2013
    Washington Labeling Initiative Fails
    BY

    Although the final count is not in, here’s an initial report – http://grist.org/food/washington-gmo-labeling-initiativ

    		 Endcap Articles November 6, 2013
    Meat and Dairy Illustrate Resource Limits: EWG Report
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    Even as co-ops and other local food providers promote meat and dairy from pastured livestock, these advocates are confronted with drawbacks to a diet centered on those resource-intensive foods.
    		 Endcap Articles July 19, 2011
    Fresh Foods, Fresh Questions
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    Growth in fresh food sales – and “fresh packaged” – is at the heart of recent comments from the Hartman Group, a leading analyst of the natural/organic grocery industry whose research has influenced m
    		 Endcap Articles March 25, 2012
    Board Challenges and Co-op Failures
    BY

    A discussion on how to govern co-ops effectively, especially large ones, has been recharged by the recent closure of Co-op Atlantic.

    		 Endcap Articles January 20, 2016
    The Commons and Co-operative Commonwealth
    BY

    The 19th century cooperative movement also originated the cooperative land trust.  Both are part of longstanding campaigns to preserve the commons and the commonwealth against private concentration

    		 Endcap Articles December 4, 2013
    New Economy Gains Traction
    BY
    An excellent summary of organizations and ideas that are contributing to a new economy – based on cooperatives, wealth sharing, and conservation of resources – appears in both The Nation (June 13, 201
    		 Endcap Articles May 31, 2011
    Co-op Heroes Recognized
    BY

    Hosted by the Cooperative Development Foundation, the Cooperative Hall of Fame gives the highest recognition among U.S.

    		 Endcap Articles May 20, 2014
    Why Big Food is Winning
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Why has the food movement accomplished so little against Big Food in various campaigns to regulate and restrict the damage to the health of humans, animals, soil, and water by a system dominated by

    		 Endcap Articles October 5, 2016
    Just Label It – We Have a Right to Know
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    The campaign to require labeling of foods produced with genetic engineering is more powerful than ever.
    		 Endcap Articles October 10, 2011
    An Italian View of "Co-op: Made in USA"
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    A new publication presents a dossier on U.S. worker-owned and consumer co-ops in the U.S.
    		 Endcap Articles March 8, 2012
    Updating "Who Owns Organic"
    BY

    The newest (2016) version of a very informative chart, “Who Owns Organics,” has been made available by its author, Dr.

    		 Endcap Articles January 28, 2016
    Fire Damages Sioux Falls Food Co-op
    BY Dan Nordley

    The Co-op Natural Foods Store in Sioux Falls suffered a devasting fire early on Sunday.

    		 Endcap Articles January 20, 2014