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
    Benefits and Limits of Urban Ag
    BY

    Urban agriculture receives a thorough and balanced look in a new study, “Vacant Lots and Vibrant Plots: A review of the benefits and limitation of urban agriculture,” published this spring by Johns

    		 May 13, 2016
    Take Ownership During Co-op Month October 2015
    BY external news source

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    		 October 8, 2015
    Cedar Falls Food Co-op Receiving Attention
    BY external news source

    Residents have been clamoring for a grocery store in or near downtown Cedar Falls since Deel’s closed 15 years ago.

    		 March 31, 2017
    Ashland Food Co-op Supports "Food for Thought"
    BY external news source

    Each year, graduate students in SOU’s environmental education program design and implement Fall in the Field, a place-based environmental education program.

    		 November 10, 2018
    Empowering America
    BY external news source

    October is National Cooperative Month, and this year, USDA is helping to focus attention on the multiple ways cooperatives help build more vibrant communities and improve the livelihoods of their m

    		 October 25, 2016
    Cooperative Management Education at Saint Mary's University
    BY Erin Hancock

    In an increasingly competitive grocery market, it is common to recruit and train with a focus on business acumen.

    		 January 27, 2018
    FDA Releases Rules to Strengthen Safety of Food Supply
    BY external news source

    January 4, 2013: Looking for a little weekend reading? The Food and Drug Administration has just the thing.

    		 November 18, 2015
    E. Coli: The problem is industrial livestock
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    Don’t blame the sprouts. The E. coli strain causing death and illness in Germany, and other strains, originate in livestock and typically are spread through improper handling of manure.
    		 Endcap Articles June 8, 2011
    Financing the New Economy
    BY

    An excellent report and overview appeared in a recent issue of Dollars and Sense and may be found on its website:  htt

    		 Endcap Articles December 20, 2013
    Investment Clubs Can Boost Co-op Base
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Investment clubs have been pooling the resources and magnifying the financial impact of their members for a long time—and the potential of that model for cooperative development is getting more att

    		 Endcap Articles December 21, 2016
    Rosemary Mahoney Honored for Cooperative Service:
    BY Alison Powers

    From the United States to Communist Eastern Europe to West Africa, few people have made more of an impact in fostering the cooperative movement on a global scale than Rosemary Mahoney.

    		 Endcap Articles February 18, 2018
    Central Co-op Offers $15+ Starting Wage
    BY

    In Seattle, Washington, Central Co-op is ahead of the curve in implementing the city's new minimum wage of $15, seven years in advane of the mandated schedule.  This may well be the highest grocery

    		 Endcap Articles January 23, 2015
    Public Ownership: "Socialism, American Style"
    BY

    If cooperatives are an essential component of a fair economy, public ownership has an even bigger role.  Think essential infrastructure and services:  roads, water and other utilities, emergency re

    		 Endcap Articles May 23, 2013
    National Co-op Development Act Proposed
    BY

    The National Cooperative Development Act of 2011 needs the support of the public and members of Congress – see http://www.campaign.coop/.  The bill promotes

    		Endcap Articles February 6, 2013
    Building the GMO Labeling Campaign
    BY

    The growing demand for labeling that identifies genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) lost the California referendum but will be on the ballot later this year in the state of Washington.  Whole F

    		 Endcap Articles March 11, 2013
    Canada's Impressive Co-operative Sector
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    Canada’s co-ops certainly are leaders in North American cooperative circles. One-third of all its citizens are members of one of Canada’s credit unions.
    		 Endcap Articles May 31, 2012
    Rebecca Dunn Inducted to Cooperative Hall of Fame
    BY

    Congratulations to Rebecca Dunn, who was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame on May 8.  Dunn, the executive director of the Cooperative Fund of New England for the past 27 years, was honored

    		 Endcap Articles May 17, 2013
    New Book Explores Cooperative Society
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    In The Cooperative Society: The Next Stage of Human History, authors E.G. Nadeau and his son Luc Nadeau suggest that conditions are ripe for a transformation to a more cooperative world.

    		 Endcap Articles October 26, 2016
    Terrible Fix, Farm Bill in "Uncharted Territory"
    BY

    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 orga

    		 Endcap Articles January 21, 2013
    Exploring Co-op Potential with John Restakis
    BY

    Two sources of excellent examples and thoughtful questions about cooperatives and their potential:  John Restakis, author of Humanizing the Economy: Cooperatives in the Age of Capital and

    		Endcap Articles January 13, 2014