Ellen Michel

Organization
Cooperative Grocer Network
Phone Number
812-269-6483

Author's Articles

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104 January - February - 2003 January 7, 2004

Annual meetings: you gotta love ’em.

112 May - June - 2004 June 9, 2004

At the CCMA conference in the Twin Cities last June, attendees were treated to screenings of two short films, each of which had been made the year before in a whirlwind of inspiration and homegrown

115 November - December - 2004 February 11, 2005

“The Annual Bioneers Conference is a hub of practical solutions for restoring the Earth—and people. It’s a thriving network of visionary innovators who are working with nature to heal nature.

129 march - april - 2007 March 28, 2007

Changes to POS systems are inevitably stressful, as Liz McMann notes in her article.

135 March - April - 2008 April 24, 2008
137 July - August - 2008 January 19, 2009

Held in Austin, Texas on October 24–26, the 2007 Marketing Matters Conference gave cooperators a chance to focus on marketing topics and strategies for the advancement of our stores.

134 Jan - Feb - 2008 January 19, 2009

The co-op where I work in Bloomington, Indiana, is 30 years old this year, so we’ve been going through old boxes unearthing archival materials.

124 May - June - 2006 January 20, 2009

Steve Stroup, co-op and community development coordinator at Bloomington Cooperative Services (Bloomingfoods) in Bloomington, Indi., is busy working on a presentation to the Bloomingfoods board abo

121 November - December - 2005 January 21, 2009

The word branding sometimes conjures images of bucking broncos, rodeos where livestock are marked with an indelible sign.

117 March - April - 2005 January 21, 2009

On Saturday, November 13, 2004, Bloomingfoods Market and Deli and its Encore Café helped cater a fundraising reception for The Kinsey Institute, celebrating the premiere of the Fox Searchlight film

116 January - February - 2005 January 21, 2009
143 July - August - 2009 July 2, 2009

Marketing Matters 2010 took place in New York City, May 11–13, bringing together 75 co-op marketing and member services attendees, plus presenters and National Cooperative Grocers Association (

149 July - August - 2010* October 15, 2010

These tips, tools, sites and strategies were all shared at this year’s Marketing Matters.

149 July - August - 2010* October 15, 2010

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

It's 5:00 p.m. on the first Friday night in January as I swing behind the old Coca-Cola building near downtown Bloomington, Ind.

159 March - April - 2012 April 9, 2012

The third annual "Up and Coming, Up and Running" food co-op startup conference took place in Bloomington, Ind., on March 8–10, 2012.

160 May - June - 2012 June 4, 2012

Marketing Matters, the annual conference organized by the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) marketing team, focuses on brand management and development among food co-ops across the co

161 July - August - 2012 August 7, 2012

As hosts of the annual "Up and Coming, Up and Running Food Co-op Conference," participants from Bloomingfoods Market and Deli Cooperative (Bloomington, Ind.) are keenly aware of the many challenges

166 May-June 2013 June 3, 2013

"There are no marketing emergencies,” Jeanne Lakso announced decisively at Marketing Matters 2013, the National Cooperative Grocers’ Association (NCGA) conference she helps design on topics relevan

167 July-August 2013 August 22, 2013