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 Issue Date
    The Best Job Ever
    BY Nikla Lancksweert

    The following statements were made by pre-teens and teenagers from Philadelphia public schools. Be warned—you’ll be shocked.

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 3, 2011
    Co-ops Are Doing It for Themselves
    BY Phyllis Robinson

    On Saturday, Oct.

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 3, 2011
    The Cooperative Economy Is Booming!
    BY Stuart Reid

    Six years ago, Food Co-op 500 started with a ­volunteer task force and no staff.

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 3, 2011
    Pioneer Market Meets Downtown Troy
    BY Stuart Reid

    Pioneer Market opened on Oct. 5 after five years of organizing.

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 3, 2011
    NCGA Responds to GE Alfalfa Deregulation
    BY Kelly Smith
    IOWA CITY, IOWA (Jan.
    		 Endcap Articles February 1, 2011
    "Flexible or Flawed" Co-op Laws
    BY Staff

    Rick Stewart: "Pigs are authorized to wear lipstick"

    To the editor:

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 1, 2011
    New Support for Urban Cooperative Development
    BY Staff

    CooperationWorks! (CW) and the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) announced on Oct. 15, 2010, a new initiative for urban coopera­tive development.

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 1, 2011
    Cultivating Policy Support for Sustainable Farming
    BY Kristina Hubbard

    Why should we care about the Farm Bill? Because no other piece of legislation determines the direction of food and farm policy more than this law.

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 1, 2011
    Capital Crunch, Capitol Crawl
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Creative proposals and inspiring stories illustrate ways to advance the cooperative agenda.

    		 152 January - February - 2011 February 1, 2011
    Hanover Co-op Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary!
    BY Dan Nordley

    Seventy-five years ago—a general meeting was held in the library of the Hanover, New Hampshire, High School at 7:30 p.m., January 6, 1936, for the purpose of organizing a consumers’ club.

    		 Endcap Articles January 14, 2011
    A Victory for Local and Regional Food
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Updating the story on food safety legislation.

    		 Endcap Articles January 5, 2011
    Director Recruitment: The Nominations Process
    BY Karen Zimbelman

    It's true. The responsibilities of being a director usually become so consuming that not much time ends up being devoted to thinking about upcoming elections.

    		 002 December - January - 1985 January 4, 2011
    Cooperative Finance: Discounts Provoke Discussion!
    BY Scott Beers, Margaret Lund

    Editor's note:

    		 064 May - June - 1996 December 28, 2010
    Bad for Bees: EPA Bows to Bayer
    BY Dave Gutknecht
    Tom Philpot at Grist, www.grist.org, continues to contribute excellent reporting on food and pharm corporations.
    		Endcap Articles December 13, 2010
    A Trojan Horse in Our Midst
    BY Laddie Lushin, Esq.

    The Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act (which I'll refer to as the ULCAA or the Act) is a "model" statute proposed for adoption in the individual states.

    		 151 November - December 2010 December 8, 2010
    St. Peter Food Co-op Chooses Flexibility in Reincorporation
    BY Stuart Reid

    St. Peter Food Co-op in Minnesota ­reincorporated under Minn. 308b ­statutes, one of the first state limited cooperative associations (LCA) options, in 2007.

    		 151 November - December 2010 December 8, 2010
    Governance Considerations for New Retail Food Cooperatives
    BY Thane Joyal

    The Uniform Limited Cooperation Association Act (UCLAA) and a variety of state statutes have provided new financing flexibility for organizers of food cooperatives.

    		 151 November - December 2010 December 8, 2010
    Understanding the ULCAA
    BY Lynn Pitman

    Since 2001, new cooperative laws have been adopted in five states—Wyoming, Tennessee, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin—and introduced in the Nebraska state legislature.

    		 151 November - December 2010 December 8, 2010
    Flexible or Flawed
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Securing adequate capital from members as well as external sources is a primary ­cooperative challenge.

    		 151 November - December 2010 December 8, 2010
    How Are We Doing?
    BY Mel Braverman

    In my work with department managers,

    		 151 November - December 2010 December 8, 2010