103 November - December - 2002

Issue Number:

103

Issue Months:

November - December

Issue Year:

2 002

Issue's Articles

Title	Issue	Date
Ownership Matters! BY Margaret Lund On September 28, members of Blooming Prairie Cooperative Warehouse voted approval, by 62 percent of the members and 73 percent of the votes, of a proposal from the board of directors to sell the co	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Grocery Co-ops Seek Organic Certification BY Barth Anderson Fifteen years of pushing for a federal organic law came to fruition on October 21, 2002 when the USDA's Final Rule on Organics went into effect.	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Communicating "Co-op" BY Peg Nolan, Patricia Cumbie Membership is at the heart of cooperation. Cooperative membership is the driving force for an alternative economic system predicated upon user ownership and benefit.	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Eastern Canada: Natural Food Co-ops See Growth, Threats BY Tom Webb Natural food co-operatives in Eastern Canada are facing many of the same opportunities and problems as their counterparts in the US.	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Farm Aid 2002 BY Kathy Lawrence Press conference: Speakers included Kim Seeley of Pensylvania Association for Susta	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
An Update from the Frontier Co-op CEO BY Andy Pauley Following up the previous edition's report on Frontier Natural Products Co-op, interim CEO Andy Pauley wrote:	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Not Too Late To Integrate BY Dave Gutknecht One co-op begins and another closes. One door opens and another shuts. The recent fates of retail as well as wholesale food cooperatives reflect common lessons.	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Japan Co-ops Endure Recession, Innovate BY Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union Editor's note: Information below is taken from the English-language newsletter of the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU); their website is loc	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Cooperative Grocer and the National Cooperative Grocers Association Join Forces BY Dave Gutknecht, Robynn Shrader We're pleased and excited to announce that at its October 20 meeting the board of directors of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) approved the ac	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Kootenay Thrives on Local and Organic BY Lyn Cayo Kootenay Country Store Cooperative is the heart of Nelson, British Columbia.	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Mondragon Retail Strategy: Eroski Partnership Path BY David Thompson	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
14 Carrots: New London Co-op BY Sage Scott New London, New Hampshire: After 18 years as a privately owned natural foods store, 14 Carrots became a member-owned cooperative on August 1.	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004
Sampling Equals Sales and Satisfaction BY Mark Mulcahy Do you sample in your produce department? Not just occasionally, when a customer asks or when you think of it, but on a regular basis? Why not? Too busy? Too busy to increase your sales?	103 November - December - 2002	January 7, 2004