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

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    Organic Valley Headquarters Closed by Fire
    BY

    Updates at bottom:  On May 14, a fire badly damaged the headquarters of Organic Valley in La Farge, Wisconsin.  No one was injured, according to LaCrosse news station WXOW.com:

    		Endcap Articles May 15, 2013
    Follow the Farm Bill at sustainableagriculture.net
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) continues to provide current and complete information on the Farm Bill as it moves through Congress:
    		Endcap Articles July 14, 2012
    "Food for Change" Documentary Nears Completion
    BY

    A new feature film on co-op history and today’s food co-ops is nearing completion.  With some 35 co-ops already contributing support for production of “Food for Change” and about 80 percent of the

    		Endcap Articles May 23, 2013
    My Co-op Rocks! Winners Available
    BY

    Now available for online viewing are winners of an annual contest sponsored by several leading cooperatives that generates imaginative tributes to cooperat

    		 Endcap Articles December 27, 2012
    The Assault on Organics
    BY

    An excellent report, "The Assault on Organics," appears in the current issue of Sound Consumer, from PCC Natural Markets, the Seattle-based consumer co-op: 

    		 Endcap Articles September 4, 2014
    Global Cooperative Summit in Quebec
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Nearly 3,000 cooperators from more than 100 countries met in Quebec on October 11-13 at a third global cooperative Summit.

    		 Endcap Articles October 26, 2016
    PCC Natural Markets is Used to Amazon and Whole Foods
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Cate Hardy, the CEO of the Seattle area's leading food co-op, PCC Natural Markets, comments in a recent newspaper report that they are already very familiar with competition from Whole Foods and Am

    		 Endcap Articles June 17, 2017
    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
    New Labels to Reveal Added Sugars
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    The Food and Drug Administration just announced new food label requirements that will for the first time show the “added sugars” found in the majority of all grocery items—including those at natura

    		 Endcap Articles May 22, 2016
    Not Simple to Grow the Cooperative Economy
    BY

    The Evergreen Cooperatives initiative in Cleveland has gotten a lot of notice for its vision of urban revitalization based on a complex of worker cooperatives in partnership with supportive local i

    		 Endcap Articles June 2, 2014
    NCGA Responds to GE Alfalfa Deregulation
    BY Kelly Smith
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    		 Endcap Articles February 1, 2011
    Resources from International Co-op Summits
    BY

    Cooperators everywhere can view online presentations and research delivered at major international cooperative meetings held in late 2012.

    		 Endcap Articles December 25, 2012
    October 15 Deadline for Bowers Fund Grants
    BY

    The next round of co-op training and education grants from the Howard Bowers Fund has an October 15 deadline.

    		 Endcap Articles September 17, 2014
    Annual Report Shows Healthy U.K. Co-ops
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Ever want to know a bit more about co-ops in the United Kingdom? An annual summary of these co-ops is now available: http://bit.ly/2t2D0H3.

    		 Endcap Articles June 20, 2017
    Food Co-ops and the Road to Organic Valley: Part 1
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    [First published 2008 in Organic Valley's Rootstock.]

    Click here for Part 2.

    		 Endcap Articles October 7, 2010
    Small Farms Create More Jobs
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    Gene Logsdon is a wise and delightful writer on food and farming.
    		 Endcap Articles September 14, 2011
    New Principle Six Video
    BY

    A new, short video has just been released that explains the P6 or Principle Six movement, which takes its name from the 6th cooperative principle of "cooperation among cooperatives."  Find it at 

    		 Endcap Articles January 14, 2015
    Survey of Co-op Potential in "Yes" Magazine
    BY

    "A Cooperative Economy" is the theme of "Yes!" magazine's spring 2013 issue: http://www.yesmagazine.org -- covering such examples as worker ownership, food

    		Endcap Articles February 11, 2013
    When the Egg Thing Broke
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    The risk of salmonella poisoning at poultry operations with atrocious practices led to a massive egg recall totaling over 500 million eggs and reaching more than 22 states.  It is driving consumers

    		 Endcap Articles September 5, 2010
    A Credible Alternative to the Current Economic System
    BY

    A TED presentation in the U.K.

    		 Endcap Articles April 8, 2013