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Photograph by Sarah Connolly. Courtesy of Kootenay Country Store Co-operative, in Nelson, BC, Canada. 

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Mentoring word cluster
It Doesn’t Have to Be Lonely at the Top
SourcERIE Food Truck
Relevant Risk:
The SorcERIE Food Truck
Dave Gutknecht film shot
Fifty Years of Scribbles and Screeds
The Editor Notes
The Necessity of Reinvesting in the Co-op
Prairie Food Co-op postcard party
Leveraging Owner Advocacy for Co-op Expansion
Deliberative Improvements:
Facilitation Techniques for Meeting Success
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Great Jobs in Food Co-ops

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February 20, 2019
Receiver
Linden Hills Co-op
Minneapolis, MN
APPLY BY March 1, 2019
February 20, 2019
Refrigerated Buyer
Linden Hills Co-op
Minneapolis, MN
APPLY BY March 1, 2019
February 12, 2019
Talent Development Specialist - Instructional Designer
National Co+op Grocers
St. Paul, Minnesota
APPLY BY March 6, 2019
February 11, 2019
Retail Program Coordinator
National Co+op Grocers
St. Paul
APPLY BY March 14, 2019
February 8, 2019
Grocery Coordinator (Floor Manager)
Keweenaw Co-op
Hancock, MI
APPLY BY April 8, 2019
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Organicology 2019:
The Study of a Sustainable Food Future
"The Study of a Sustainable Food Future" is the theme of Organicology 2019, taking place February 14-16, 2019 at the Hilton Downtown Portland. Three days of education, inspiration, connection, and...
The Value of Land
Analysis Uses Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights as Examples
When analyzing a new study by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that examines the ramifications of land value, the Washington Post used two upscale Brooklyn neighborhoods as examples. The reason an...
'We are currently getting this seriously wrong’:
EAT-Lancet Issues Targets for Healthy, Sustainable Diets
The EAT-Lancet Commission has issued the world’s first scientific targets for a healthy diet that places food production within planetary boundaries, calling for reduced consumption of animal protein...
Rochdale’s ‘Pop-In’ Co-op Shop Tackles Food Poverty
A new co-operative ‘pop-in’ shop has been launched at the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, offering food and other essentials (including monthly Friday night dinners) to local people living in poverty. ...
Bus Accident Claims Lives of 18 NCBA CLUSA Staff Members in Uganda
 NCBA CLUSA is deeply saddened to confirm that 18 of its project staff members, and three others, totaling 21 people, have died as a result of yesterday’s [December 18, 2018]  bus accident in Uganda...
Democratic Disagreements and Dissent
Got cooperative conflict? Democratically discuss and decide.Got social decline? Democratically resist and rebuild.At the end of 2018, these pages again offer good food for thought from cooperators in...
Dublin Food Co-op Finds Its Feet at New Space
Kilmainham Square, Dublin, Ireland
From its humble beginnings in the early 80’s, the Dublin Food Co-op has blossomed into Ireland’s flagship wholesale co-operative with nearly 2,000 membersWhile now firmly grounded as a permanent...
Missouri Southern Opens Lion Co-Op Food Pantry
Stephanie Shaw believes that if her life circumstances were a little different, she might be a frequent visitor to Missouri Southern State University's new food pantry."I'm married now, but I don't...
Laughing for Food Security
How many comedians does it take to battle Louisville’s food deserts by raising money for a new food co-op? Never enough, but seven will do this time. The Bard’s Town is hosting a benefit to help the...
Richmond Food Co-op:
‘All avenues have been exhausted’
After about six years on the shelf, a local food co-op has met its expiration date.The Richmond Food Co-op, a fledgling effort for a member-owned grocery store on the Southside, is officially...
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