Dave Gutknecht
Dave Gutknecht has been editor of Cooperative Grocer magazine since its founding in 1985.
Author's Articles
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Although cooperatives have pioneered in building organics and local food production, we have a long way to go before we’ll know what a sustainable food system looks like. |
144 September - October - 2009 | January 5, 2010 |
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KEY POINTS: *Buying local is very important, primarily for reinforcing the local economy. |
144 September - October - 2009 | October 10, 2009 |
| 143 July - August - 2009 | July 2, 2009 | |
| 143 July - August - 2009 | October 6, 2009 | |
| 142 May - June - 2009 | May 20, 2009 | |
| 142 May - June - 2009 | September 1, 2009 | |
| 141 March - April - 2009 | March 20, 2009 | |
| 140 January - February - 2009 | January 18, 2009 | |
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As before, recognition of changed conditions and thinking outside the co-op is needed. Concerning the economic breakdown, it’s likely you ain’t seen nothing yet. |
139 November - December - 2008 | December 27, 2008 |
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Can food cooperatives better serve communities and thrive in a declining economy? What growth strategies will work to significantly expand co-op market share? |
138 September - October - 2008 | December 27, 2008 |
| 138 September - October - 2008 | December 27, 2008 | |
| 137 July - August - 2008 | March 18, 2009 | |
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This edition’s contents illustrate different angles on a fundamental aspect of today’s economic environment: grocery retailers cannot plan to stay in place if they plan to stay in business. |
137 July - August - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
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Welcome to a new era, one of expanded possibilities for cooperatives as well as overall economic decline. Readers will be familiar with this message, even if resisting its conclusions. |
136 may - june - 2008 | July 20, 2010 |
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Two articles in this edition comprise the cover theme of components and key challenges in food co-op membership systems. |
136 may - june - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
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As editor, it’s a pleasure to review some of the good news contained in the magazine, and that is what “The Editor Notes” column on page 3 will do. |
135 March - April - 2008 | April 22, 2008 |
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From rural Indiana to Japan, from Indonesia to Puget Sound, cooperatives are providing answers and a way forward in an environment of increasing challenges. |
135 March - April - 2008 | April 24, 2008 |
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Chicago’s Co-op Markets, known historically as Hyde Park Co-op, closed in late January 2008 after operating since 1932. |
135 March - April - 2008 | April 22, 2008 |
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In Minneapolis, within a period of a few weeks, North Country Co-op announced that it would be closing up shop after 37 years, while Seward Co-op-born in the same early 1970s era-held a groundbrea |
134 Jan - Feb - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
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Listen up! Year 2008 is going to be a difficult one, for reasons I have touched on in recent editions. |
134 Jan - Feb - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |