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 ascending Date
    Saving One Farm at a Time
    BY Paul Cultrera

    Like most food cooperatives, the Sacramento and Davis co-ops have longstanding and strong commitments to purchasing from and supporting local farms.

    		 154 May - June - 2011 April 25, 2011
    Supporting Small Farms, Teaching Organic Agriculture
    BY Mel Lions, Heather Weightman

    Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Co-op began its partnerships with small organic farms in 1998 when it sponsored a farmer to attend The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at the U

    		 154 May - June - 2011 April 25, 2011
    The New Co-op Kids on the Block
    BY Stuart Reid

    When Food Co-op 500 was founded in late 2004, it took its name from Marilyn Scholl's challenge to the co-op community to build our sector to 500 storefronts within the next 10 years.

    		 154 May - June - 2011 April 25, 2011
    Food For Change Movie Needs Co-op Support
    BY Staff

    More than 30 co-ops in 18 states have contributed to a unique film documentary about food co-ops, local economies, and food security.

    		 154 May - June - 2011 April 25, 2011
    In a Food and Fuel Fix
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Local food projects highlighted in these pages are essential components of a future that in many ways will be much more constrained, requiring us to come closer to living within resource limits.

    		 154 May - June - 2011 April 25, 2011
    Marketing Matters Draws Largest Audience
    BY Gretchen Addison

    A record 100 attendees representing 66 food co-ops from across the nation convened in Minneapolis, Minn., May 4–5 for the National Cooperative Grocer Association’s (NCGA) annual Marketing Matters c

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    Finding the Right Site for Your Co-op
    BY Debbie Suassuna

    When you are evaluating a natural food co-op store location, there are a number of characteristics that can add to, or detract from, the store’s ability to generate sales.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    Steps to a Solidarity Economy
    BY Elizabeth Henderson

    Cooperation among cooperatives is a basic principle of the co-op movement.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    Building a Healthy Local Foods Economy with Coopetition
    BY Ellen Michel

    Every so often a question will be put forth among co-ops that, in its simplified version, asks something like this: “Does your co-op support farmers markets and community-supported agriculture (CSA

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    From the Ground Up
    BY Thaleon Tremain

    A growing category in grocery retail embraces farmer-ownership. What do Divine Chocolate, Ocean Spray, Tillamook, Organic Valley, and Florida’s Natural have in common?

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    The Politics of Cooperation: Exploring the Landscape
    BY Stuart Reid

    Cultivating cooperation, by its nature, means working with many different groups.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    Farmers and Consumers Together
    BY Erbin Crowell

    At the annual winter conference of the Vermont Northeast Organic Farming Association earlier this year, author and activist Bill McKibben congratulated those gathered on a cold, windy day in Burlin

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 26, 2011
    Awards at CCMA for Cooperative Service and Retail Excellence
    BY Staff

    The annual award for Cooperative Service went to Amber and Nicole Sallaberry of Reno, Nev., and the Cooperative Excellence Award went to Seward Co-op in Minneapolis, Minn.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    Catching the Co-op Wave in San Diego
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    High spirits and stimulating conversations marked the 55th annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) conference in San Diego June 16–18.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    Sharing Passions and Expertise with Startups
    BY Jake Schlachter

    On a Monday in May, I addressed a room crowded with attentive listeners who had come to hear how to add an income-generating activity to their food co-op organizing efforts.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    Food Hubs Build Local Food Infrastructure
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Two USDA publications issued in 2010 provide useful reports on the challenges and advantages of “food hubs,” a concept that is central to the ongoing revival of local food systems.  These and other

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    A Call to Be Inclusive
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    In June, I was inspired once again by the annual CCMA conference of food co-op leaders, summarized elsewhere in these pages.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    From Cool Ideas to Cooler Results
    BY Joel Kopischke

    Serving on a board has been some of the most rewarding work I’ve done in my life, but it rarely has provided instant gratification. And that’s appropriate—the board takes a long-term view.

    		 155 July - August - 2011 August 28, 2011
    A World of Opportunity
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Declaring 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives received a rare unanimous vote from the UN General Assembly.

    		 156 September - October - 2011 October 5, 2011
    Burlington, N.C., Welcomes Company Shops Market
    BY Sharon Dent

    What started as an exploration of interest in Company Shops Market in August 2007 led to a very quiet soft opening on May 21, 2011, in downtown Burlington, N.C.

    		 156 September - October - 2011 October 5, 2011