A Sweet Donation to Cocoa Co-ops
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Cooperation tastes sweet. Limited edition chocolate bars raise $41,076 for cocoa co-ops.
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Community Stories
And the fall contest winners are….
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The Fall 2012 My Co-op Rocks Video + Photo Contest is over and it's time to announce the big winners!
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Bins of Beans and Why My Co-op Matters to Me
Eve Adamson
Stepping into the co-op was like stepping into a whole new way of life. I got a chill down my spine. I was home.
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Once Again Nut Butter: Supporting Cooperative Economic Development
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Since 1995, Once Again Nut Butter has been helping a Nicaraguan charity expand cooperative farming in Nicaragua.
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Eat, Drink and Cooperate
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What do you get when you merge cooperation with a brewpub? Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery; first of its kind in the U.S.
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Co-ops Raise $106,500 for World Food Day
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Food co-ops across the country are joining together to raise $100,000 for Share our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign.
Section: Community Stories
Theo Chocolate
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Cooperation tastes sweet. Limited edition chocolate bars are organic, fair trade certified, and make delicious gifts.
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Values in Action Everyday
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We are proud to be part of a movement that proves respecting people is good for business.
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
How Does Your Co-op Build a Better World?
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It's the International Year of Cooperatives and the 2nd My Co-op Rocks contest of 2012 is underway. Enter now!
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Hardware Co-ops Help Revitalize Neighborhoods
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Logan Circle, a storied neighborhood in DC, is enjoying an urban renaissance; the local ACE Hardware plays a part.
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Spotlight on Sustainable Table
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Despite the increasingly publicized problems with the food industry, there’s a lot to feel good about. Sustainable Table educates consumers about how and where to find food worth celebrating,...
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Nutrition Education That’s Good to Grow
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What happens when a food co-op joins forces with elementary school teachers concerned about the snacks students eat at school? Great things!
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Dairy Co-ops Keep Farms and Families Together
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Thousands of small family farms around the country benefit from the scale, training, marketing and other support that dairy co-ops offer.
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Celebrity Farmers
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Now in Northfield, MN, Kevin stops by the Just Food Co-op and discovers the fact that many of their producers actually work or have worked in the store. In a way, they’ve become “celebrities”...
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El Jabali Coffee Co-op
Patricia Cumbie
For the residents of the mountain, the co-op has helped improve quality of life. “If we have a profit, we have rights.”
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Once Again Nut Butter: Supporting Cooperative Economic Development
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Since 1995, Once Again Nut Butter has been helping a Nicaraguan charity expand cooperative farming in Nicaragua.
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
Grow Where You’re Planted
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Gardens of Eagan is Kevin’s next destination, where he learns about the growers deep connection with the land and the nearby co-ops in Minneapolis. One of them, Valley Natural Foods Co-op,...
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A Community of Shared Values
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The Twin Cities prove to be a hotbed for community co-op activity and success. At Minneapolis’ Seward Co-op, Kevin is greeted by fresh, colorful produce, high-quality local meats and personalized...
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Spotlight on CoFed
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When a fast-food chain restaurant proposed opening a location in the University of California's Berkeley student union, a group of students objected and proposed an alternative option: a student-run,...
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Winners Announced in the My Co-op Rocks Video + Photo Contest
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A font created by fresh produce; a new rock anthem out of the Razorback state; and hip-hop in the aisles are among the six winners in the third “My Co-op Rocks” contest!
Section: Community Stories | Voices from the Field
