Ellen Michel
Author's Articles
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While assembling this issue of Cooperative Grocer, I’ve been reading, rereading, and reflecting on its contents. |
October 21, 2018 | |
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How often have you heard it: “We don’t do a good enough job of telling our stories.” Like references to “the new normal” or the current never-ending chaos of political |
June 29, 2018 | |
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The 8th North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit took place in San Francisco in late January. |
April 3, 2018 | |
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The Cooperative Grocer Network (CGN) board of directors held a retreat in early March 2017, before and during the Up & Coming food co-op conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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About the CGN board |
February 10, 2018 | |
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In March 2017, the CGN board met for a retreat just before and during the Up & Coming Food Co-op conference. During two days of deep conversation, we identified our chief initiative: working to |
January 27, 2018 | |
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Whenever cooperators congregate, it’s a gathering of the tribe that generates the joy of mutual recognition. Such was the case at the 2017 Up & Coming food co-op conference. |
190 May-June 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
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As I began to write this, the United States had just seen the largest day of protests in its history. |
189 March-April 2017 | April 2, 2017 |
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As we go to press with this issue of Cooperative Grocer, the Cooperative Grocer Network (CGN) board is planning its involvement in the Up & Coming Conference taking plac |
March 6, 2017 | |
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During the past month, I had the chance to visit Great Basin Community Food Co-op in Reno, Nevada. |
186 Sept-Oct 2016 | September 27, 2016 |
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In May I attended the 2016 HOW Design Live conference, an annual event that conceives of problem-solving as one of the primary jobs of designers. |
185 July-Aug 2016 | July 23, 2016 |
Wednesday June 29 at 2:30 Eastern 1:30 Central12:30 Mountain 11:30 Pacific / 10:30 AK / 8:30 HI |
June 21, 2016 | |
The CGN Annual Meeting will take place onWednesday June 29 at 2:30 Easternvia web conferen |
June 21, 2016 | |
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Many of us are planning to attend CCMA (Consumer Cooperative Management Association) or other training events in the next few months, including the National Co+op Grocers (NCG) Marketi |
184 May-June 2016 | June 2, 2016 |
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Every organization in our network relies on board members to offer guidance, oversight, and a range of diverse skills and perspectives. |
184 May-June 2016 | June 2, 2016 |
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It’s that second cooperative principle: Democratic Member Control. |
183 Mar-Apr 2016 | March 28, 2016 |
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It’s that second cooperative principle: Democratic Member Control. |
March 10, 2016 | |
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I’m writing this after a shopping trip to my hometown co-op, Bloomingfoods Market and Deli, where I worked for a dozen years as marketing and outreach manager. |
182 January-February 2016 | February 5, 2016 |
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Food co-ops are hardly the only ones experiencing greater competitive pressures. |
Endcap Articles | December 7, 2015 |
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I’m pleased to say that the new Cooperative Grocer Network (CGN) platform is up and running at www.grocer.coop. |
181 Nov-Dec 2015 | December 2, 2015 |