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Riverwest Co-op in Milwaukee, Wisc. (CGN photo)

Food Co-ops in the News

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Grocery Cooperative Coming to a Food Desert on Providence's West Side

	Central Co-op Names New CEO Catherine Willis Cleveland will take the helm
	Economic impact on west Sonoma County businesses starts to emerge after Russian River flood
	Oryana to offer up to $10,000 in micro loans

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Lonely at the Top	Relevant Risk: The SorcERIE Food Truck
The Necessity of Reinvesting in the Co-op	Leveraging Owner Advocacy for Co-op Expansion
Deliberative Improvements: Facilitation Techniques for Meeting Success	A New Free and Open Portal: Ed.Coop Resources in Co-op Teaching and Learning

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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...