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Title	Issue	Date
Poison Pesticides Undermine Organic Health BY Dave Gutknecht New studies and a documentary reinforce a key organic message: pesticides are damaging to children and adults.	Endcap Articles	April 25, 2011
The legend of Toyohiko Kagawa lives on BY The Co-op Food Store in Hanover, NH, held its third annual Co-op Expo on April 30, and was honored to present a lecture by author and cooperator David Thompson.	Endcap Articles	May 6, 2011
Congressional Cuts "Breathtaking" in Their Recklessness BY Here is the latest from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition from Washington (www.sustainableagriculture.net), and it's not pretty:	Endcap Articles	May 25, 2011
My Co-op Rocks! Winners Available BY Now available for online viewing are winners of an annual contest sponsored by several leading cooperatives that generates imaginative tributes to cooperat	Endcap Articles	December 27, 2012
Resources from International Co-op Summits BY Cooperators everywhere can view online presentations and research delivered at major international cooperative meetings held in late 2012.	Endcap Articles	December 25, 2012
Fair Trade Fight Featured in the Nation BY Dave Gutknecht The U.S. fair trade world has been in a state of division for quite some time.	Endcap Articles	August 30, 2012
Rebecca Dunn Inducted to Cooperative Hall of Fame BY Congratulations to Rebecca Dunn, who was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame on May 8. Dunn, the executive director of the Cooperative Fund of New England for the past 27 years, was honored	Endcap Articles	May 17, 2013
"Food for Change" Documentary Nears Completion BY A new feature film on co-op history and today’s food co-ops is nearing completion. With some 35 co-ops already contributing support for production of “Food for Change” and about 80 percent of the	Endcap Articles	May 23, 2013
Public Ownership: "Socialism, American Style" BY If cooperatives are an essential component of a fair economy, public ownership has an even bigger role. Think essential infrastructure and services: roads, water and other utilities, emergency re	Endcap Articles	May 23, 2013
Organic Valley Headquarters Closed by Fire BY Updates at bottom: On May 14, a fire badly damaged the headquarters of Organic Valley in La Farge, Wisconsin. No one was injured, according to LaCrosse news station WXOW.com:	Endcap Articles	May 15, 2013
GMO Contamination: It's not the first time BY In late May the USDA announced that unapproved genetically modified (GMO) wheat has been discovered in a field in Oregon, which is a major wheat exporter – yet no GMO wheat has been approved for tr	Endcap Articles	May 30, 2013
Websites on Food System Environmental Impacts BY An excellent listing of 15 websites that focus on the food system and its environmental impacts is available from foodtank.org, a nonprofit dedicated to improving those impacts:	Endcap Articles	June 25, 2013
"Can Union Cooperatives Save Democracy?" BY An excellent and lengthy essay, Can Union Cooperatives Save Democracy? has just been posted by John Clay at his	Endcap Articles	July 12, 2013
Self-Financing Tool: Direct Public Offerings BY What do the following have in common? Real Pickles, a new worker cooperative in Massachusetts; Arroyo Food Co-op, a startup in Pasadena, Cal.; and People’s Community Market in Oakland; also Ben &a	Endcap Articles	August 2, 2013
New Co-op Conversion Case Study BY A new publication provides a very informative look at converting an existing store to a community-based cooperative. Locate this free pdf at:	Endcap Articles	August 9, 2013
"Drift": GMO Thriller by Co-op Author BY Set against the backdrop of turmoil in America’s food system, Drift, a thriller about GMOs (genetically modified organisms), has been written by Jon McGoran, a longtime Weavers Way Co-op c	Endcap Articles	August 26, 2013
Action Needed to Save Organic Programs BY The National Organic Coalition is urging supporters of organics to demand that crucial funds for organic programs be included in any Farm Bill action this year: see	Endcap Articles	September 12, 2013
Ten Ways to Democratize the Economy BY The Democracy Collaborative continues to issue valuable summaries of current efforts to build economic institutions and policies that will serve communities in a democratic manner. Gar Alperovitz	Endcap Articles	September 25, 2013
Organic Standards Undermined During Government Standoff BY A key National Organic Standards Board meeting and discussions scheduled for October 17 have been cancelled. Meanwhile, the USDA-controlled National Organic Program is making another attempt to un	Endcap Articles	October 15, 2013
Washington Labeling Initiative Fails BY Although the final count is not in, here’s an initial report – http://grist.org/food/washington-gmo-labeling-initiativ	Endcap Articles	November 6, 2013