155 July - August - 2011

Issue Number:

-155

Issue Months:

July-August

Issue Year:

2 011

Issue's Articles

Title	Issue	Date
Building a Healthy Local Foods Economy with Coopetition BY Ellen Michel 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
Finding the Right Site for Your Co-op BY Debbie Suassuna When you are evaluating a natural food co-op store location, there are a number of characteristics that can add to, or detract from, the store’s ability to generate sales.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
Marketing Matters Draws Largest Audience BY Gretchen Addison A record 100 attendees representing 66 food co-ops from across the nation convened in Minneapolis, Minn., May 4–5 for the National Cooperative Grocer Association’s (NCGA) annual Marketing Matters c	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
Awards at CCMA for Cooperative Service and Retail Excellence BY Staff The annual award for Cooperative Service went to Amber and Nicole Sallaberry of Reno, Nev., and the Cooperative Excellence Award went to Seward Co-op in Minneapolis, Minn.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
Catching the Co-op Wave in San Diego BY Dave Gutknecht High spirits and stimulating conversations marked the 55th annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) conference in San Diego June 16–18.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
A Call to Be Inclusive BY Dave Gutknecht In June, I was inspired once again by the annual CCMA conference of food co-op leaders, summarized elsewhere in these pages.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
From Cool Ideas to Cooler Results BY Joel Kopischke Serving on a board has been some of the most rewarding work I’ve done in my life, but it rarely has provided instant gratification. And that’s appropriate—the board takes a long-term view.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
Food Hubs Build Local Food Infrastructure BY Dave Gutknecht Two USDA publications issued in 2010 provide useful reports on the challenges and advantages of “food hubs,” a concept that is central to the ongoing revival of local food systems. These and other	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
Sharing Passions and Expertise with Startups BY Jake Schlachter On a Monday in May, I addressed a room crowded with attentive listeners who had come to hear how to add an income-generating activity to their food co-op organizing efforts.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
The Politics of Cooperation: Exploring the Landscape BY Stuart Reid Cultivating cooperation, by its nature, means working with many different groups.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
From the Ground Up BY Thaleon Tremain A growing category in grocery retail embraces farmer-ownership. What do Divine Chocolate, Ocean Spray, Tillamook, Organic Valley, and Florida’s Natural have in common?	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
Steps to a Solidarity Economy BY Elizabeth Henderson Cooperation among cooperatives is a basic principle of the co-op movement.	155 July - August - 2011	August 28, 2011
Farmers and Consumers Together BY Erbin Crowell At the annual winter conference of the Vermont Northeast Organic Farming Association earlier this year, author and activist Bill McKibben congratulated those gathered on a cold, windy day in Burlin	155 July - August - 2011	August 26, 2011