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    Jacqueline Hannah Joins Food Co-op Initiative
    BY Dan Nordley

    Jacqueline Hannah, previously general manager of the Common Ground Food Co-op in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, brings her co-op expertise and passion to Food Co-op Initiative where she will share it

    		Endcap Articles February 19, 2015
    Of Kale and Capital: Go Co-op!
    BY

    Trust, local investment, and a strong and supportive food co-op.

    		 Endcap Articles March 25, 2014
    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
    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
    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
    Fair Trade banana producers need consumer co-op help
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Fair trade bananas enable small producers to survive and thrive -- IF they organize as cooperatives.  Organized demand through consumer cooperatives also is key.  For background on these production

    		 Endcap Articles March 17, 2017
    New Co-op Conversion Case Study
    BY

    A new publication provides a very informative look at converting an existing store to a community-based cooperative.  Locate this free pdf at:

    		Endcap Articles August 9, 2013
    Cuba's Food Innovations
    BY

    Cuba’s ongoing advances in both urban agriculture and cooperative formation are now more open to visitors and shared knowledge.

    		 Endcap Articles April 20, 2016
    Food Co-ops and the Road to Organic Valley: Part 2
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    [Originally published in "RootStock," Spring-Summer 2009]

    		 Endcap Articles November 20, 2010
    Creating Resilience: The Larger Agenda
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Here is a quote, from David Orr’s book Down to the Wire, which captures the scope of what we need to be doing to build the transition to a more resilient and possibly sustainable society:

    “Every increase in local capacity to grow food, generate energy, repair,

    		 Endcap Articles September 5, 2010
    The LEADer – Dealing with a Downturn
    BY Ellen Michel

    The Fall 2015 issue of The LEADer, Dealing with a Downturn, is available at the LEAD Program Space.

    		 Endcap Articles October 6, 2015
    Ten Ways to Democratize the Economy
    BY

    The Democracy Collaborative continues to issue valuable summaries of current efforts to build economic institutions and policies that will serve communities in a democratic manner.  Gar Alperovitz

    		Endcap Articles September 25, 2013
    Robynn Shrader: New Head of Consumer Cooperatives Worldwide
    BY

    The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) has announced that its chief executive officer, Robynn Shrader, has been elected president of Consumer Cooperatives Worldwide (CCW), a sectoral o

    		 Endcap Articles November 22, 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
    NCGA Responds to GE Alfalfa Deregulation
    BY Kelly Smith
    IOWA CITY, IOWA (Jan.
    		 Endcap Articles February 1, 2011
    Just Label It and the GMO Labeling Law
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    There is now opportunity to recommend how USDA should implement the 2016 law requiring a system for labeling GMO (genetically modifed organisms).

    		 Endcap Articles July 21, 2017
    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
    "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