Endcap Articles

Issue's Articles

Title	Issue	Date
Ann Hoyt to Enter 2015 Co-op Hall of Fame BY This spring, food co-ops are urged to honor one of their outstanding trainers and leaders, Ann Hoyt, while supporting co-op development through the Cooperative Hall of Fame. The Hall honors decade	Endcap Articles	February 4, 2015
Central Co-op Offers $15+ Starting Wage BY In Seattle, Washington, Central Co-op is ahead of the curve in implementing the city's new minimum wage of $15, seven years in advane of the mandated schedule. This may well be the highest grocery	Endcap Articles	January 23, 2015
New Principle Six Video BY A new, short video has just been released that explains the P6 or Principle Six movement, which takes its name from the 6th cooperative principle of "cooperation among cooperatives." Find it at	Endcap Articles	January 14, 2015
Identifying Cooperative Allies BY How to build a broader movement for social change. How to evaluate the cooperative alignment and potential of allies such as nonprofits, land trusts, and advocacy groups?	Endcap Articles	December 17, 2014
Owning is the New Sharing BY The so-called sharing economy, a model of business innovation based on open-source software and broad participation of a cooperative nature, is thoughtfully examined by Nathan Schneiderman at the S	Endcap Articles	December 2, 2014
Countering Myths About World Hunger BY World hunger is real and widespread -- but it is not for lack of food, rather lack of food justice. Cooperators can help address these issues by being well-informed. Here are two links to excelle	Endcap Articles	November 10, 2014
Building Democracy and Successful Worker Co-ops BY Excellent work and analysis on cooperative development continues to be found at community-wealth.org, a project of the Democracy Collaborative. For people interested in cooperative development gen	Endcap Articles	October 20, 2014
Elm City Market Demutualizes BY In an unfortunate action that is the first of its kind, at least for the current generation of food co-ops, Elm City Market in New Haven, Connecticut, has demutualized and is no longer a co-op. Th	Endcap Articles	October 17, 2014
October 15 Deadline for Bowers Fund Grants BY The next round of co-op training and education grants from the Howard Bowers Fund has an October 15 deadline.	Endcap Articles	September 17, 2014
The Assault on Organics BY An excellent report, "The Assault on Organics," appears in the current issue of Sound Consumer, from PCC Natural Markets, the Seattle-based consumer co-op:	Endcap Articles	September 4, 2014
Co-ops' Global Identity BY The international cooperative domain name, .coop, has now been joined to a cooperative marque or brand with the same letters. Our national cross-sector cooperative trade organization, NCBA CLUSA,	Endcap Articles	July 23, 2014
Study Reaffirmed: Roundup-Ready GMO corn causes serious health damage BY A 2012 study that identified serious health effects from feeding GMO (genetically modified organisms) corn and the Monsanto corporation’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup has been strongly reaffi	Endcap Articles	June 26, 2014
Elinor Ostrom, the Commons, and Anti-Capitalism BY A helpful introduction to Elinor Ostrom's writings on the commons is found in a comment by Derek Wall at STIR, a site focused on “Co-ops. Community.	Endcap Articles	June 10, 2014
Not Simple to Grow the Cooperative Economy BY The Evergreen Cooperatives initiative in Cleveland has gotten a lot of notice for its vision of urban revitalization based on a complex of worker cooperatives in partnership with supportive local i	Endcap Articles	June 2, 2014
Co-op Heroes Recognized BY Hosted by the Cooperative Development Foundation, the Cooperative Hall of Fame gives the highest recognition among U.S.	Endcap Articles	May 20, 2014
50 New Food Co-ops in 5 Years! BY New food co-ops continue their very strong growth, with more than 50 new cooperatives opening stores since 2009 – and more opening in 2014. These groups are located all over the U.S.	Endcap Articles	May 18, 2014
Sustainability Report Highlights Organics, Co-ops BY Efforts to reduce waste and energy consumption in the supply chain are detailed in a new report from the Sustainable Food Trade Association http://www.	Endcap Articles	May 1, 2014
New Study: Twin Cities Co-op Local Food System BY Just published: a new, in-depth look at food co-ops in the greater metropolitan Minneapolis-St.	Endcap Articles	April 15, 2014
Of Kale and Capital: Go Co-op! BY Trust, local investment, and a strong and supportive food co-op.	Endcap Articles	March 25, 2014
Maine Food Co-ops: Tide is Up! BY Dave Gutknecht An impressive surge of expansion and new food co-ops is happening in many areas, and Maine is a great example. The number of food co-ops in the state will soon double over recent years, it appears	Endcap Articles	March 12, 2014