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Food co-ops have a unique story to tell. |
177 March-April 2015 | May 18, 2015 |
Food co-ops today operate with both increased competition and increased collaboration. |
177 March-April 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Last fall, National Co+op Grocers (NCG) officially launched, through its Development Co+operative, the NCG DC Loan Fund. |
177 March-April 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Wendell Berry once wrote that the definition of community is “the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and l |
177 March-April 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Ten years ago, something shifted. |
177 March-April 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Almost every cooperative retail grocery is feeling increased competition in its community. |
177 March-April 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
In many co-ops, the manager and board of directors function effectively as a leadership team. |
177 March-April 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Six years ago, the Up and Coming, Up and Running (UCUR) conference debuted with the goal of providing training and networking opportunities for startups and new co-ops in the region. |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Despite a very competitive market, new food co-ops continue to surge, with several new co-ops opening each year. |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
National Co+op Grocers (NCG) has been focusing attention on the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program while the federal legislation that governs the program, the Child |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Six years ago, the Up and Coming, Up and Running (UCUR) conference debuted with the goal of providing training and networking opportunities for startups and new co-ops in the region. |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Up north of the 49th parallel, a great wave of co-operative development is transforming the food system. Like the United States, Canada has a food system in grave need of healing. |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
The current wave of co-op openings is likely to bring as many as 60 new co-ops in the next five years. That means many new positions for general manager (GM) will be available. |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Whether or not your cooperative expects to hire a general manager (GM) in the next year, your board should have an awareness of the skills and resources that would be needed |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
The collective progress in collaboration that the food co-op sector has achieved over the past decade has been significant and inspiring. |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
Keynote address, Good Economy Conference, Zagreb 2015 |
178 May-June 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
For the La Montañita Co-op Trade/Foodshed Initiative to succeed, New Mexico needed either individual or cooperatively networked farmers and ranchers who had reached a mid-size scale of production a |
168 September-October 2013 | October 14, 2013 |
Please join all of us at Food Co-op Initiative (FCI) in welcoming Suzi Carter as our new director of programs and partnerships. |
168 September-October 2013 | October 14, 2013 |
In honor of Non-GMO month this October, National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) is partnering with manufacturers to contribute a minimum of $75,000 to the Just Label It (JLI) campaign. |
168 September-October 2013 | October 14, 2013 |
In the autumn of 2008, as the national economy began its nosedive, sales trends at the Sacramento Natural Foods Cooperative began to mirror that dive. |
168 September-October 2013 | October 14, 2013 |