The Co-op Spirit Fall/Winter 2018

THE HEART, THE SOUL & THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPS

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INSIDE: NETWORKING COMMUNITY IDEAS • FROM “BEET BUCKS” TO “CROP MOBBING” 64 Community Activity Ideas from 46 Co-ops

• START-UP & PROGRAM EXAMPLES • CO-OPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Map & Handy List from the NationalCo-opDirectory.com www.co-opspirit.com

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TABLE of CONTENTS Note from the Editor ................................................. 4 Co-op Community Activities Getting Started.............................................................. 6 Activity Programs.......................................................... 8 Examples: Co-op Generousity..................................................10-12 Building a Local Food Network................................. 14 Gardens........................................................................ 14 Teaching the Children................................................. 16 Other Ideas.............................................................18-20 NationalCo-opDirectory.com summary section Listings In order by state.....................................23-28 Listings In alphabetical order...............................29-30

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Note from the Editor

Networking Community Ideas Principle 7: Concern for Community, guides cooperatives to work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies approved by their owners.

Co-ops have been so involved with their communities they made community involvement one of their seven principles. In researching these co-op activities I was impressed by their sheer volume and variety. I mused about a better world full of industrial co-ops doing the same. Our purpose is to encourage more co-op community activities by networking a multitude of examples and other pertinent information.

If you are interested in starting a community activity at your co-op you will be able to find some interesting ideas in these pages. There are 64 activity examples from 46 co-ops. We made the examples brief so we could include more. Some of the activities are similar but each coop applies its own special twist. For more information about an activity that you would like to consider for your co-op, go to the co-op’s website and contact us through our website. Some would be fairly easy to start and only requires a desire to do them.

Each co-op has its own process for starting activities.

On page 6, Beth Martin at Menomonie Co-op describes the spirit and process involved in starting their newest activity, a mirco-grant program for local farms. Contact your co-op’s staff and/or Board to find out how to start your idea at your co-op.

On page 9, we choose to feature three co-ops who submitted their overall programs as examples of the range and number of activities that co-ops are typically doing. Sunsets West shows us that even smaller co-ops have the resources to be all about community.

A full listing of all the co-op natural food stores and organizations is included in the back portion of the magazine. It is a condensed version from our former publication, The National Co-op Directory, which now lists the co-op’s name and address. There is also an alphabetical listing of the co-ops and a national map of the co-op locations. More information about the co-ops is available on our website at www.nationalcoopdirectory.com including website address, hours and other helpful data.

So let us know if you are starting a community activity at your co-op and if we can be of help.

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Getting Started

By Beth Martin

Menomonie Market Food Co-op is a forty-five year old community owned food co-op located in a small college town in northwestern Wisconsin. In 2018 the co-op launched a new micro-grant program called Fund our Foodshed. The grant is funded almost entirely by co-op customers through their round-ups at the register and a donation on behalf of the co-op. “Part of the mission of Menomonie Market is to strengthen our local food system and help create a thriving, healthy community. This grant program is a big leap in that direction and is powerful because it harnesses the power of community.” says GM Crystal Halvorson. “Grant money donated from both the co-op and co-op customers directly supports production of the high quality, unique, and nutritious food that our community demands. And it helps newer Chippewa Valley farmers stabilize their operations.”

General manager, Crystal Halvorson and marketing manager, Beth Martin began brainstorming how co-op customers could more deeply be part of bringing the co-op Ends statement to reality when the idea of utilizing what many co-ops already make use of - a round-up at the register program - sparked an idea to use those funds for a micro grant program to help small local farmers strengthen their operations. The program is both in alignment with co-op Ends and fills a much needed funding gap for many new and growing farming operations in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin.

Formal planning began in early 2018. Martin surveyed how other co-ops around the country utilize both their round-up and micro grant programs and created a brief and recommendation for Halvorson and the MMFC board. Once approved, the pair began work on executing the program with a launch date of April, 2018. “We jumped right in, identified a list of farmer and vendor suppliers within 100 miles of the coop, extended invitations for them to apply for the grant, and formed a grant awards committee made up of board members, co-op owners, and staff ”, says Crystal Halvorson, GM. Marketing executed branding, a communications strategy and plan, and PR. We developed the grant application, contract, and agreement based on the best practices of other co-ops.” says Beth Martin, marketing manager, “It really was a great example of cooperation among cooperatives in action. We saved time and brought the program to life by leaning on the good work of those who have gone before us.”

Rachel Henderson and Anton Ptak of Mary Dirty Face Farm in Menomonie, WI received one of the first five MMFC Fund our Foodshed grants in May, 2018. Grant funds were utilized to invest in movable fencing so they could begin to incorporate livestock in their orchard - a big step toward

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increasing efficiency, improving soil quality, and increasing the number of products available to the co-op and at the farmer’s market. “Family farms that produce nutritious, fresh food to market in their home communities are unfortunately at a disadvantage in our agricultural landscape. MMFC’s grant program demonstrates a high degree of local support for these small beginning farms. Beyond meeting a specific needs on our farm, this makes us feel valued in our community.” say Rachel Henderson of Mary Dirty Face Farm.

Supporting the viability of small farms has a powerful multiplier effect that strengthens the local economy which in turn creates healthier and more resilient communities.

Menomonie Market received twelve applications this first year and awarded grant funds for projects on five local farms— funding everything from chicken nesting boxes, a refreshed website, materials for improved irrigation systems, and the purchase of new livestock. The co-op and farmers will join together to share stories from each of the farms, review their projects, and enjoy foods made from the foods they produce at a grant review open house in early September at the co-op. “We can’t wait to open the 2019 grant cycle!” says Beth Martin, marketing manager, ‘ This program reflects the deep commitment our customers have to supporting their growers and food producers in our area. For any co-op that is considering it, we can’t recommend it enough!”

Each co-op has its own process for starting Co-op Community Activities. If you have an idea for an activity, check with your co-op’s Board of Directors or store staff to see how to proceed.

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CO-OP COMMUNITY AC T I V I T Y P R O G R A M S

Moonflower Community Cooperative • UT • www.moonflower.coop

Moonflower Community Cooperative, nestled in the Moab valley in southeastern Utah, engages in numerous and diverse community outreach programs.

Every second Tuesday of the month, the Co-op donates five percent of the day’s sales to a local community organization. Organizations often utilize the opportunity to set up a table and promote their mission and upcoming events.

In 2018, the co-op launched their Seeds to Start Grant Program, a biennial grant disbursement of $1,000 to a local organization working on a project addressing food access and environmental justice.

During the fall and winter trimesters, they host about ten fifth and sixth graders in their Datura Deli kitchen space for the Junior Chefs Club, where they teach students how to prepare healthy, simple, and tasty plant-based meals.

Every month, they organize two to three free community classes taught by local holistic practitioners, farmers, gardeners, chefs, and more!

On the last Monday of each month, their Community Outreach Coordinator hosts the Datura Dialogues, a radio show at the community radio station (KZMU) which invites guests to discuss topics ranging from permaculture to cooperative economics.

Oryana Community Cooperative • MI • www.oryana.coop

In addition to our Spring and Fall hands-on cooking classes, Oryana has been focusing on health and wellness through a variety of educational opportunities including weekly summer “Lunch and Learn” classes and free cooking basics classes. We also devised a yoga series in partnership with a local yoga studio to offer quarterly yoga classes paired with wellness talks based on themes such as positive body image and relieving stress. We participated in a new evening farmer’s market in our local neighborhood as well as a pop up market in a 6-week annual equestrian festival. Our composting bin is open to owners and the public. We give away finished compost twice a year to the community.

Sunsets West Co-op • WA • http://sunsetswestcoop.weebly.com

Sunsets Wests hosts many unique and diverse community programs. The Co-op has a ‘store’ garden in the school grounds, owns a chicken ‘farm’ for eggs, sponsored two other co-op startups with offers of equipment. They have 54 local folk supplying product, are always involved in community sourcing for infrastructure and equipment additions. The co-op has a social area, almost as big as the store, where they serve health conscience meals, have free Wifi, social area, a record player, piano, tea and coffee bar. They are host for a large multicultural travelling population and host music jam sessions open to anyone travelling or local every week. The co-op shares the surplus produce in summer with the food bank. They have classes on Wild foraging and ballroom dance and are represented on the County Planning Commission, the local Makah Tribe and the Advisory Board for the Peninsula College Bakery at the Clallam Bay Correction Center. And last but not least the co-op loans their popcorn machine to events that need it.

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CO-OP GENEROSIT Y Most co-op donations, Grants and loans are focused on building a local food network or helping the disadvantaged in the community. Some of these are funded from co-op profits and others are funded by co-op members and customers. Co-ops are a great tool for members to pool their resources and come up with significant amounts of money. The two most popular activities are Round Up & Bag programs. These activities are basically the same in each of the co-ops that use them but each co-op has their own unique name for the activity and usually their own twist on the activity.

Ashland Food Cooperative • OR • ashlandfood.coop

Community Grants At the beginning of each year,

the co-op sets aside a small percentage of sales from the previous year to fund the Community Grant Program.

These funds support local projects that align with the co-op’s vision of enhancing health and enriching community while promoting their mission to provide education about food, nutrition, and health.

Belfast Co-op • ME • belfast.coop

Common Cents This program allows Belfast Co-op

shoppers to round up the total of their purchases to the nearest dollar, donating their extra change to provide support to a highlighted community organization whose work contributes to local resilience.

Blue Hill Co-op & Cafe • ME • bluehill.coop

Maine Harvest Bucks SNAP/EBT customers get

$5 bonus local fruits and veggies for every $10 spent on local food.

Brattleboro Food Co-op • VT • brattleborofoodcoop.coop

Bag-a-Bean Customers get a Fava bean for every reusable bag or container they use during their shopping trip. These Fava beans are worth 5¢ each when donated to one of the three local non-profits displayed at the store exit.

City Market • VT • citymarket.coop

Rally for Change The co-op offers customers the opportunity to “round up” at the register and donate the change to 3 non-profits each month.

Community Food Co-op • MT • bozo.coop

Apple A Day Every month, the co-op donates 10 cents of every apple sold at both Co-op locations.

Co-op Market Grocery & Deli • AK • coopmarket.org

Shop & Share Customers choose a Shop & Share

item from a menu at the register and add it to their own grocery purchase. The co-op issues a voucher for the item and gives it to a local agency for their Jumpstart program.

Franklin Community Co-op • MA • franklincommunity.coop

Food For All Members of the co-op community who receive SNAP, WIC or SSI benefits can receive a 10% discount on their Co-op groceries!

Marquette Food Co-op • MI • marquettefood.coop

Double Up Food Bucks When a shopper uses

their Bridge card to purchase fresh produce at the Coop, they are given a voucher of equal value — up to $20 per day — redeemable on ANY produce offered in the store during a future purchase.

Central Co-op • WA • centralcoop.coop

Healthy Community Program With the

Healthy Community Program, those living on a restricted income receive a 10% discount at the Co-op on Tuesdays and Thursdays. HCP is open to the entire community, both owners and non-owners alike. In 2017 Central Co-op gave over $25,000 in HCP discounts.

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C O - O P G E N E R O S I T Y (C O N T I N U E D) Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op • MN msmarket.coop

Positive Change Program When shopping at

Mississippi Market, shoppers directly support local community partners by donating 10-cent reusable bag credits and rounding up purchases to the nearest dollar.

It may only be a few cents or spare change, but this generosity makes a huge impact — to the tune of over $10,000 each month for our Positive Change recipients!

Last year, we raised over $136,000 for 12 local non-profits.

Moscow Food Co-op • ID • moscowfood.coop

Dime in Time Customers are given a 10-cent refund

every time they bring in a reusable tote bag or drink cup.

Customers have the opportunity to choose to donate their “dime” to either the organization awarded for the month by the Dime in Time committee OR to get a 10 cent discount.

Neighborhood Co-op Grocery • IL • neighborhood.coop

Link When customers use their Link card, they can

earn up to $25 per day towards the purchase of local fruits and vegetables. Link Match benefits are matched $1 for $1 on the first $25 spent with a Link card. Link Match dollars collected at the Co-op can then be used to buy local fruits and vegetables from the Co-op.

North Coast Co-op • CA • northcoast.coop

Cooperative Community Fund CCF is a permanent endowment established and directed by members of the North Coast Co-op since 1990.

Every year, North Coast Co-op awards CCF grants ranging from $500 to $2000 to projects that focus on sustainable agriculture, food security, and food nutrition and education.

Outpost Natural Foods Co-op • WI • outpost.coop

Milk Money For every $4.00 donation a voucher for a free gallon of milk is created. Vouchers are delivered to Hunger Task Force and are distributed to food pantries nearest a neighborhood Outpost. Milk Money helps local families meet basic nutritional needs.

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Orcas Food Co-op • WA • orcasfood.coop

3% Thursday Community Shopping Day

Each month on the third Thursday the co-op donates 3% of their gross sales to a pre-selected community organization.

Sugar Beet Food Co-op • IL • sugarbeetcoop.squarespace.com

Beet Bucks The co-op donates 5¢ cents per

transaction to a BEET BUCKS Program Partner when a customer uses a reusable bag, coffee mug or bulk container.

Golden Beet Bucks Customers can buy a Golden

Beet Buck at the register for $1, drop it in the Beet Bucks jar of their choosing, and the co-op passes the $1 on to the organization.

Willy Street Co-op • WI • willystreet.coop

CHIP When customers say they would like to CHIP

at the checkout lane, the cashier adds a 1% donation to their purchase.. The Co-op collects the money and sends 100% of the contributions to Community Shares of Wisconsin to support their member nonprofits.

Community Reinvestment fund Since 1992, the Willy Street Co-op has contributed $427,000 to local nonprofits and cooperatives to support developmental and educational projects for their community. The fund is seeded when Owners who have become inactive and have not claimed their equity after three years either abandon or donate their Fair Share equity to the Co-op.

Double Dollars Tuesdays On Double Dollars

Tuesdays, any shopper using a FoodShare/QUEST card to purchase groceries is eligible to receive up to $20 worth of Double Dollars coupons to use during future shopping trips. Any item in the Produce Department can be purchased using a Double Dollars coupon.

Yelm Food Co-operative • WA • yelmfood.coop

Gift of Gobble For Thanksgiving the co-op provides

a complete meal to those in need to enjoy at home with their families. This year their goal is 125 families.

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B U I L D I N G A L O C A L F O O D N E T WO R K Many co-ops are working with local producers to build a local food network. Co-ops support this network by being an outlet for produce and local producers and providing donations, Grants & loans.

Chequamegon Food Co-op • WI • chequamegonfoodcoop.com

local farmers. The Fund’s mission is to support local farmers in increasing sustainable food production and wholesale sales to contribute to a thriving local farm economy.

loans to qualified local food producers. Loans are capped at $5,000 and have up to a 3-year payback period.

Moscow Food Co-op • ID • moscowfood.coop

Micro-loans The co-op offers non-interest microLa Montanita Food Co-op • NM • lamontanita.coop

La Montañita FUND Through the fund, Co-op

members can invest in New Mexico farms, ranches, and value-added producers to support and grow our local foodshed. The Fund uses a micro-lending model to enable development that traditional loans could not.

Lakewinds Natural Foods • MN • lakewinds.coop

Lakewinds Organic Field Fund The co-op

offers non-interest micro-loans to qualified local food producers. Loans are capped at $5,000 and have up to a 3-year payback period.

Monadnock Food Co-op • NH • monadnockfood.coop

Farm Fund The Farm Fund is a grant opportunity for

Crop Mobbing The co-op provides community members with an opportunity to maximize their collective efforts by helping their local growers with hands-on farm projects. Once the co-op hears from their growers about specific projects they need help with on their farms, the co-op advertises them in their newsletter, Facebook, and through their email program.

Orcas Food Co-op • WA • orcasfood.coop

Sustainable FARM Fund The co-op funds and distributes a farmer grant program called the Sustainable FARM (Food, Agriculture, Relationships, & Markets) Fund to support innovative projects that strengthen and develop sustainable agriculture in San Juan County. Currently FARM Fund grants are funded by a combination of 0.5% of all Produce Department Sales, funds raised as part of our Coins for Community program, Round-up at the Register donations, and other community donations.

GARDENS Ever’man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe • FL • everman.org

Teaching Community Garden The co-op has

a community garden just behind the co-op. In order to combat the many challenges of growing in Florida the coop utilizes the natural practice of companion planting.

Great Basin Food Co-op • NV • greatbasinfood.coop

The Edible Landscape This is a demonstration garden of foods that can be grown in the Great Basin. The majority plants in the plan are edible, from fruit to culinary herbs. The plan includes permanent plantings of fruiting trees, shrubs, and perennials, as well as production beds for growing annual vegetables and herbs.

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GreenStar Natural Foods Market • NY • greenstar.coop

Esty Street Garden The co-op’s Esty Street Garden provides the space and the support for those in need to learn to grow their own food. These gardens are designed to serve as community spaces and to teach about gardening, share recipes, share tools and techniques, and provide garden-fresh produce for local food pantries and Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen.

Valley Natural Foods Co-op • MN • valleynaturalfoods.com

Teaching Gardens The Co-op’s gardens

on the south side of the building serve as their natural classroom and is a great venue for instruction, whether it’s a class on natural herbal supplements, or a field trip for children to catch insects or learn where food comes from.

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T E AC H I N G T H E C H I L D R E N Berkshire Co-op Market • MA • berkshire.coop

Community Builders After School Program

This program is made available through a partnership between Berkshire Co-op Market and the existing after-school programs at local schools. While building a virtual community and assessing its needs, participants simultaneously discuss needs in their real life community and how they can help. Participants decide as a group what to craft as a final project to then sell or donate to an organization of the group’s choice.

Chico Natural Foods • CA • chiconaturalfoods.coop

Chefs Move to Schools Co-op cooks and educators have partnered with Hooker Oak Elementary School’s Garden Education Program to teach kids about how delicious eating healthy can be. Students are given age-appropriate instruction on how to prepare different items made with local ingredients.

Davis Food Co-op • CA • davisfood.coop

Girl Scout Badge The Co-op offers classes that

help Girl Scouts earn a cooking, food or nutrition badge.

Classes include Pizza from Scratch, Simple Mac and Cheese Dinner, Make your own Breakfast and After School Snacks.

Food Front Cooperative Grocery • OR • foodfront.coop

Apple Tasting The co-op provides 6 different

varieties of apples for kids at local schools to taste and find some new favorites. After the tasting, the kids vote on their favorites and bring those results back to the classroom for math and science lessons.

Marquette Food Co-op • MI • marquettefood.coop

Kid’s Food Classes The co-op offers food

demonstrations and nutrition presentations to area schools. Curriculum and supplies are covered by the Coop, and can be adapted to particular needs.

Moscow Food Co-op • ID • moscowfood.coop

Co-op Kids Co-op Kids is designed to build

community among the co-op’s youngest shoppers.

The program runs every Tuesday, mainly in the co-op café. Designed for 3-5 year olds, Co-op Kids offers a wide variety of craft activities, music education, food education and so much more.

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Oryana Community Co-op • MI • oryana.coop

Interactive Lessons for Grades 5 – 12 The co-op offers 10 interactive classroom lessons about food, farming and nutrition. These lessons are designed to help students gain a better understanding of the value of healthy foods in their lives. The co-op’s classes generally include a presentation, interactive discussion or group activity, food sampling component and some classes may include a hands-on cooking/food prep demonstration.

Outpost Natural Foods Co-op • WI • outpost.coop

Co+op Explorer Kids 12 and under bring their parent or guardian to the customer service desk at their favorite Outpost and ask to join the free club. When they sign up they receive an official membership card and a cool fruit and vegetable passport filled with activities and things to color. Then, every time they visit, Co+op Explorer Kids get a FREE PIECE of ORGANIC FRUIT. Ozark Natural Foods • AR • onf.coop

Co-op Kid’s Activities Each month the co-op offers a different activity for Co-op Kids to do. Kids pick up an activity sheet in the store at the Owner Services Desk.

Sunsets West Co-op • WA • sunsetswestcoop.weebly.com

School Garden The Co-op has a ‘store’ garden in

the school grounds. They work collaboratively with the school on this program and share the space with the Special Education Class who make flower baskets and grow some food as well.

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O T H E R C O M M U N I T Y AC T I V I T I E S Brattleboro Food Co-op • VT • brattleborofoodcoop.coop

Moonflower Community Cooperative • UT • moonflower.coop

to Community program allows the co-op’s Shareholders to volunteer at organizations within Brattleboro and the surrounding community to receive hours towards their monthly discount.

The co-op’s Holistic Healthcare Practitioner’s Guide connects local practitioners to the broader Moab community and supports their practice by providing them with opportunities to teach free Community Education classes at the co-op.

Commitment to Community The Commitment Holistic Healthcare Practitioners Guide

BriarPatch Food Co-op • CA • briarpatch.coop

School Fundraising Rebate Vouchers The co-

op donates 1% of purchases to a school when a purchase is accompanied by a school voucher.

Franklin Community Market • MA • franklincommunity.coop

Member-Work Options in the Community

Member-owners can receive a discount on purchases by fulfilling member-work hours volunteering in community organizations and events. Over 100 hours of memberwork hours are contributed each month by co-op members.

La Montanita Food Co-op • NM • lamontanita.coop

Holiday Giving Tree Ornaments are placed on a

sustainably grown and harvested tree with the name and a holiday wish. Participants pick an ornament with a gift they would like to give and return the gift to the coop. Through this program, the co-op makes the holiday wishes of approximately 600 children in protective custody and foster care a reality.

Marquette Food Co-op • MI • marquettefood.coop

Farm to School Fundraising

The Co-op and U.P. Food Exchange — a food hub the Co-op is a core partner in — work to promote many farm to school activities including an alternative fundraiser for schools, one that features only items grown, raised, or produced in the Upper Peninsula.

Students sell products that support U.P. agriculture and raise money for their school at the same time.

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KZMU’s Datura Dialogues The Datura

Dialogues, the co-op’s monthly radio show on KZMU, helps the co-op connect with their community and disseminate information on important topics such as sustainability, cooperative economics, wellness, holistic medicine, local food, and food sovereignty.

Mountain View Market • NM • mountainviewmarket.coop

Three Dollar Dinner Three Dollar Dinners are held every Thursday evening from 5pm-8pm.

Newark Natural Foods Co-op • DE • newarknaturalfoods.com

Little Free Library The Little Free Library provides a place for members of the community to exchange any books or written works of art!

Olympia Food Co-op • WA • olympiafood.coop

Free Store The Free Store is fully attended and

organized with racks for clothing, drawers for pants, shelves for books and kitchen ware.

Placerville Natural Foods Coop • CA • placervillefood.coop

Food Swap The food swap is a free community event where people barter their homegrown, foraged, preserved or homemade food items. No money is exchanged.

Seward Community Co-op • MN • seward.coop

Cycle Perks Grant One Cycle

Perks Grant of $1,000 is awarded annually to a bike-related organization as part of the co-op’s commitment to positive environmental impacts through promoting alternative transportation.

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O T H E R C O M M U N I T Y AC T I V I T I E S (C O N T I N U E D) 3 Rivers Co-op Natural Foods & Deli • IN • 3riversfood.coop

Friday Films Several times a year the co-op offers a

food or wellness focused film and discussion. Films have included Fed Up, Inhabit, and GMO OMG.

BriarPatch Food Co-op • CA • briarpatch.coop

Cooperative Community Fund The co-op’s

Community Fund generates interest income for annual grants to local community groups working on issues relating to sustainable agriculture and organic food, hunger and social issues, environmental protection and cooperatives.

The Community Fund is part of the Give Where You Live Campaign, a national effort to support food cooperatives across the U.S. in building local Cooperative Community Funds. (For more information about The Community Fund go to https://community.coop/ccf)

Coos Head Food Co-op • OR • coosheadfoodcoop.org

First Friday Night Market The co-op is hosting a

pilot run of the First Friday Night Market as a showcase for local artisans, makers, and growers in a downtown evening atmosphere.

Harmony Food Coop • MN • harmonyfoods.coop

Community Kitchen The kitchen is a state-

certified commercial kitchen facility available for lease everyday to all community members, community organizations and business groups, food processing entrepreneurs and institutional users.

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op • MN • msmarket.coop

$3 Community Dinners Mississippi Market

hosted $3 community dinners monthly throughout the summer of 2018 at our newest East 7th store.

Through the dinner series, we gathered our co-op community and East side neighbors together around a community meal with the aim to bring new shoppers into our store, support our community with healthy and affordable food, and highlight the values that make our co-op unique.

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Moscow Food Co-op • ID • moscowfood.coop

Good Food Book Club The Good Food Book

Club is an avenue for Moscow Food Co-op owners and the greater Palouse community to foster civil dialogue, connection between people, and community engagement through thoughtful book club subject matter. The coop aims to provide an open, inviting venue to share educational and entertaining information critical to the food system and other pressing social issues.

Mamas+Papas This group was created to offer

education to expecting parents and parents of babies and young children. They meet once a month to discuss a wide variety of topics. Classes are free and light refreshments and childcare assistance are always provided. Mamas + Papas exists to provide an educational and social environment for parents to share experiences related to childcare, parenting, and raising healthy families.

Natural Harvest Food Co-op • MN • naturalharvest.coop

Community Room As part of the co-op’s commitment to a thriving and sustainable cooperative community, they offer a welcoming space for meetings, lectures, classes, dialogs and gatherings at no charge.

Park Slope Food Co-op • NY • foodcoop.com

Fund for New Food Coops The purpose of the

Fund is to expand the role of member-run cooperatives in bringing healthy food at low prices to residents across Brooklyn and beyond. The Fund for New Food Coops supports start-up food coops that rely on member labor.

Valley Natural Foods • MN • valleynaturalfoods.com

Community Dinners In June, the co-op hosted its first community dinner, featuring a $3 meal. The event was a tremendous success, with nearly 400 people attending.

In addition to the meal, the event featured demos by local producers, giveaways and prize drawings. VNF plans to make the dinners a regular event. The idea behind the dinners is to make the co-op a community gathering space where owners and shoppers can converse, share a meal together and maybe even make new friends. www.co-opspirit.com

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Listing of Co-ops by State NationalCo-opDirectory.com

Please visit www.nationalco-opdirectory.com for full & up-to-date co-op contact information including websites, social media accounts & more.

AK Co-op Market Grocery & Deli 526 Gaffney Road, Fairbanks, AK, 99701 AR Ozark Natural Foods 1554 N. College Ave, Fayetteville, AR, 72703 AZ Bisbee Food Coop 72 Erie Street, Bisbee, AZ 85603 Food Conspiracy Co-op 412 N. 4th Avenue, Tuscon, AZ 85705 North Scottsdale Organics (*Not a Storefront) Scottsdale, AZ Sierra Vista Food Co-op 96 South Carmichael Ave., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

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CA Arena Market & Café 185 Main Street, Point Arena, CA BriarPatch Food Co-op 290 Sierra College Drive, Grass Valley, CA Chico Natural Foods 818 Main Street, Chico, CA, 95928 Community Market Natural Foods (2 stores) 1899 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95472 6762 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, CA, 95472

Davis Food Co-op 620 G Street, Davis, CA, 95616 Isla Vista Food Co-op 6575 Seville Road, Isla Vista, CA, 93117 Mandela Foods Cooperative 1430 Seventh Street, Oakland, CA, 94607 North Coast Co-op (2 stores) 811 “”I”” Street, Arcata, CA, 95521 25 4th Street, Eureka, CA, 95501 Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market 4765 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA, 92107

Co-opportunity Consumers Co-op 1525 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA, 90404

Other Avenues Food Store Cooperative 3930 Judah Street, San Francisco, CA, 94122

Corners of the Mouth Natural Foods (worker’s collective) 45015 Ukiah Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460

Placerville Natural Foods Co-op 535 Placerville Drive, Placerville, CA, 95667

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Quincy Natural Foods Co-op (2 stores) Main, 269 Main Street, Quincy, CA, 95971 Feather River Food Co-op, 60 North Pine Street, Portola, CA, 96122 Rainbow Grocery Cooperative 1745 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op 2820 R St., Sacramento, CA, 95816 SLO Natural Foods 2494 Victoria Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA, 95401

GA Daily Groceries Co-op 523 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA, 30601-2400 Life Grocery Natural Food Co-op Market & Café 1453 Roswell Road, Marietta, GA, 30062 Sevananda Natural Foods Market 467 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307 HI

IN Bloomingfoods Market & Deli (3 Stores & Office) • Ivy Tech Location, 200 Daniels Way, Bloomington, IN, 47404 3220 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington, IN, 47401 316 West Sixth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47404 Office, 316 West Sixth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47404 City Foods 632 Main St., Lafayette, IN, 47901

Ukiah Natural Foods 721 S. State Street, Ukiah, CA, 95482

Kokua Market Natural Foods Co-op 2643 So. King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96826

Columbus Food Co-op 1580 Central Ave, Columbus, IN, 47202

O.B. Garden Café 4741 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107

Waimanalo Market Co-op 41-1029 Kalaniana’ole Hwy, Waimanalo, HI, 96795

Lost River Market & Deli 26 Library Street, Paoli, IN, 47454

CO Carbondale Community Food Cooperative 559 Main Street, Carbondale, CO, 81623 Durango Natural Foods 575 E 8th Avenue, Durango, CO, 81301 Fort Collins Food Coop 250 E. Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80524 High Plains Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) 7900 E. Union Ave, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80237 Mountain People’s Co-op 30 East First St., Nederland, CO, 80466 Trinidad Community Co-op / Comida Market 131 E. Main St., Trinidad, CO, 81082 Valley Food Co-op 3211 Main St. Suite G, Alamosa, CO, 81101 CT Fiddleheads Natural Foods Cooperative 13 Broad Street, New London, CT, 6320 Willimantic Food Co-op 91 Valley Street, Willimantic, CT, 6226 DE Newark Natural Foods 230 E. Main Street, Newark, DE, 19711 FL Ever’man Cooperative Grocery & Café 315 W. Garden St., Pensacola, FL, 32502 New Leaf Market (2 stores) 1235 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL, 32301 6668-0 Thomasville Road, T allahassee, FL, 32312 Sunseed Food Co-op 6615 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL, 32920

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IA Iowa Food Cooperative (Multiple pickup locations) 4944 Franklin Ave, Ames, IA, 50310 New Pioneer Co-op (2 stores & office) 22 South Van Buren Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240 1101 2nd Street, Coralville, IA, 52241 Administrative Offices, 22 S. Lynn, Unit 2A, Iowa City, IA, 52240 Oneota Community Food Co-op 312 W. Water Street, Decorah, IA, 52101 Wheatsfield Cooperative 413 Northwestern Avenue, Ames, IA, 50010 ID Boise Consumer Co-op (2 Stores) 888 W. Fort Street, Boise, ID, 83702 2350 N Eagle Rd, Meridian, ID, 83646 Idaho’s Bounty (*Not a Storefront) PO Box 45755, Boise, ID, 83711 Moscow Food Co-Op 121 E. 5th Street, Moscow, ID, 83843 Pocatello Co-op A Natural Foods Market 308 E.Center Street, Pocatello, ID, 83201 IL Common Ground Food Co-op 300 S. Broadway Ave., Suite #166, Urbana, IL, 61801 Dill Pickle Food Co-op 3039 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60647 Macomb Food Co-op 211 S. McArthur St., Macomb, IL, 61455 Neighborhood Co-op Grocery 1815 West Main Street, Carbondale, IL, 62901

Maple City Market Natural Foods Co-op 314 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, 46526 Purple Porch Co-op 123 N. Hill St., South Bend, IN, 46617 Three Rivers Co-op Natural Foods & Deli 1612 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN, 46808 KS People’s Grocery Co-op 1620 Fort Riley Blvd., Manhattan, KS, 66502 Prairieland Market 305 East Walnut Street, Salina, KS, 67401 The Merc Community Market & Deli 901 Iowa Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044 KY Good Foods Co-op 455-D Southland Drive, Lexington, KY, 40503 LA New Orleans Food Co-op 2372 St. Claude Avenue, Suite 110, New Orleans, LA, 70117 MA Berkshire Co-op Market 42 Bridge Street, Great Barrington, MA, 1230 Dorchester Community Food Co-op (*Not a Storefront) PO Box 240231, Boston, MA, 2124 Franklin Community Co-op (2 stores) McCusker’s Co-op Market, 3 State Street, Shelburne Falls, MA, 1370 Fields Co-op Market, 144 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 1301 Harvest Co-op Markets (2 stores) 580 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 2139 3815 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, MA, 2130

Sugar Beet Food Co-op 812 W. Madison, Oak Park, IL, 60302

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Leverett Village Co-op 180 Rattlesnake Gutter Road, Leverett, MA, 1054 Massachusetts Local Food Cooperative, Inc. (* Not a Storefront)” 114 Coburn Avenue, Gardner, MA, 1440

Rising Tide Community Market 323 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, 4543

Hampden Park Co-op 928 Raymond Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55114

The County Coop & Farm Store 53 Main Street, Houlton, ME, 4730

Harmony Food Co-op 302 Irvine Ave NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601

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Harvest Moon Natural Foods Cooperative Inc. 2380 West Wayzata Boulevard, Long Lake, MN, 55356

Mixed Nuts, Hampshire College 893 W Street, AmHerst, MA, 1002

Grain Train Natural Foods Grocery 220 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, MI, 49770

People’s Market P.O. Box A06604 EDO, Amherst, MA, 1003

GreenTree Cooperative Grocery 214 N. Franklin, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48858

Quabbin Harvest 12 N. Main Street, Orange, MA, 1364

Hillsdale Family Food Co-op 31 N. Broad, Hillsdale, MI, 49242

River Valley Market 330 N. King Street, Northampton, MA, 1060

Keweenaw Co-op Natural Foods Market & Deli 1035 Ethel Avenue, Hancock, MI, 49930

Lakewinds Natural Foods (2 stores) 435 Pond Promenade, Chanhassen, MN, 55303 17501 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka, MN, 55345

The Old Creamery Co-op 445 Berkshire Trail, Cummington, MA, 1026

Marquette Food Coop 502 W. Washington St., Marquette, MI, 49855

Linden Hills Co-op 3815 Sunnyside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55410

Wild Oats Market 320 Main St., Williamstown, MA, 1267

Northwind Natural Foods Co-op 116 S. Suffolk Street, Ironwood, MI, 49938

Minnesota Street Market 27 West Minnesota St, St. Joseph, MN, 56374

Oryana Community Cooperative 260 E. 10th Street, Traverse City, MI, 49684 People’s Food Co-op & Café Verde 214-216 N. 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op (3 stores) 1500 West 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102 622 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55104 740 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55106

People’s Food Co-op of Kalamazoo 507 Harrison Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007

MOMS Food Co-op dba City Center Market 122 N. Buchanan St, Cambridge, MN, 55008

West Michigan Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) Grand Rapids, MI, 49503

Natural Food Co-op 230 N. Sibley Avenue, Litchfield, MN, 55355

Woodland Food Co-op 116 N Main Street, Woodland, MI, 48897-0144

Natural Harvest Food Co-op 732 4th St N, Virginia, MN, 55792

Ypsilanti Food Co-op & River Street Bakery 312 N River Street, Ypsilanti, MI, 48198

Oak Center Gen. Store Food Co-op 67011 Highway 63, Lake City, MN, 55041

MD Bethesda Co-op 6500 Seven Locks Rd, Cabin John, MD, 20818 Glut Food Co-op 4005 34th St., Mt. Rainier, MD, 20712 Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy 121 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD, 20770 Maryland Food Co-op B-0203 Stamp Student Union - Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742 Takoma Park Co-op 201 Ethan Allen Ave, Takoma Park, MD, 20912 The Common Market 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD, 21704 Valley Co-op 19946 National Pike, Hagerstown, MD, 21740 ME

MN Bluff Country Co-op 121 W 2nd Street, Winona, MN, 55987 Cook County Whole Foods Co-op 20 E.1st Street, Grand Marais, MN, 55604

Belfast Co-op 123 High St, Belfast, ME, 4915

Countryside Co-op 409 Hwy #371 South, Hackensack, MN, 56452

Blue Hill Co-op & Café 4 Ellsworth Road / PO Box 1133, Blue Hill, ME, 4614

Crow Wing Food Co-op 720 Washington Street, Brainerd, MN, 56401

Fare Share Market 443 Main Street, Norway, ME, 4268 Gardiner Food Co-op & Café 269 Water St., Gardiner, ME, 4345 Good Tern Natural Foods Co-op 750 Main St., Rockland, ME, 4841 Marsh River Co-op 5 Veterans Highway, Brooks, ME, 4921 Portland Food Co-op 290 Congress Street,, Portland, ME, 4101

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Eastside Food Cooperative 2551 Central Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55418 Everybody’s Market 11 1st Street North, Long Prairie, MN, 56347 Finland Cooperative Box E Main Street, Finland, MN, 55603 Good Earth Food Co-op 2010 Veterans Drive, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303 Grygla Co-op Company 102 S. Main Ave., Grygla, MN, 56727

Just Food Co-op 516 S. Water Street, Northfield, MN, 55057

People’s Food Co-op, Rochester 519 1st Ave. SW, Rochester, MN, 55902 Pomme De Terre Food Co-op 511 Oregon Avenue, Morris, MN, 56267 Rainbow Food Co-op 103 South Main Street, Blue Earth, MN, 56013 River Market Community Co-op 221 N. Main Street, Stillwater, MN, 55082 Root River Market Cooperative 119 E Cedar Street, Houston, MN, 55943 Saint Peter Food Co-op & Deli 228 Mulberry Street, Saint Peter, MN, 56082 Seward Community Co-op Creamery (2 Stores & 1 Cafe) Office & Co-op Creamery Neighborhood Cafe, 2601 E. Franklin Ave., Suite 200, M inneapolis, MN, 55406 2823 East Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55406 317 E 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409 Spiral Natural Foods 1250 S. Frontage Road, Hastings, MN, 55033

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Valley Natural Foods Co-op 13750 Co. Rd. 11, Burnsville, MN, 55337 Wedge Community Co-op 2105 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55405 Whole Foods Co-op (2 stores) 4426 Grand Avenue, Duluth, MN, 55807 610 E. 4th Street, Duluth, MN, 55805 Wintergreen Natural Foods 1442 West Main Street, Albert Lea, MN, 56007 MS Rainbow Natural Grocery Coop 2807 Old Canton Road, Jackson, MS, 39216 MT Community Food Co-op (2 stores) 44 E. Main Street, Bozeman, MT, 59715 908 W. Main Street, Bozeman, MT, 59715 Good Earth Market 3024 2nd Ave North, Billings, MT, 59101 NC Chatham Marketplace 480 Hillsboro St, Ste 320, Pittsboro, NC, 27312

SHARE Cooperative of Winston-Salem 603 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 ND Prairie Roots Food Cooperative Office address: 1512 4th Ave E, West Fargo, ND, 58078 NE Elwood Hometown Cooperative Market 304 Smith Avenue, Elwood, NE, 68937 Natural Food Co-op 249 Main Street, Chadron, NE, 69337 Nebraska Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) 503 3rd Street, Julian, NE, 68379 Open Harvest Co-op Grocery 1618 South Street, Lincoln, NE, 68502 NH Concord Food Co-op 24 S. Main Street, Concord, NH, 3301 Concord Food Co-op of New London 52 Newport Road, New London, NH, 3257

Durham Co-op Market 1111 West Chapel Hill St., Durham, NC, 27701

Hanover Co-op Food Store (4 Food Stores • 1 Auto Service Center) Co-op Community Market, 43 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH, 3755 Co-op Service Center, 45 South Park Street, Hanover, NH, 3755 45 South Park St., Hanover, NH, 3755 12 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH, 3766

French Broad Food Co-op 90 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC, 28801

Great River Co-op (*Organizing) Walpole, NH, 3608

Hendersonville Community Co-op 60 South Charleston Lane, Hendersonville, NC, 28792

Littleton Food Co-op 43 Bethlehem Road, Littleton, NH, 3561

Company Shops Market 268 East Front Street, Burlington, NC, 27215 Deep Roots Market 600 N. Eugene St., Greensboro, NC, 27401

Renaissance Community Coop 2517 Phillips Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27405

Monadnock Community Market 34 Cypress street, Keene, NH, 3431 NJ

The Grain Mill 230 South Main St, Wake Forest, NC, 27587

George Street Co-op 89 Morris Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 8901

Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market 5329 Oleander Drive, Ste. 100, Wilmington, NC, 28403

Mountain Lakes Organic Co-op, LLC (*Not a Storefront) 10 Vale Drive, Mountain Lakes, NJ,

Weaver Street Market (3 stores & food house) 101 E Weaver Street, Carrboro, NC, 27510 716 Market Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516 228 S Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278 Food House & Administrative Center, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Hillsborough, NC, 27278

Sussex County Foods 30 Moran St, Newton, NJ, 7860 NM Dixon Cooperative Market 215 Highway 75, Dixon, NM, 87527

La Montanita Co-op (6 Stores • 1 Distribution Center) Administrative Offices, 901 Menual Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87107 105 East Coal Avenue, Gallup, NM, 87301 In the University of New Mexico Bookstore, 2301 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2400 Rio Grande Blvd., Albuquerque, NM, 87104 913 West Alameda, Santa Fe, NM, 87501 3601 Old Airport Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87114 3500 Central S.E., Albuquerque, NM, 87106 Co-op Distribution Center, 901 Menual Blvd.

NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87107 Los Alamos Cooperative Market 95 Entrada Drive, Los Alamos, NM, 87544 Mountain View Market 1300 El Paseo Road South, Suite M, Las Cruces, NM, 88001 Silver City Food Co-op 520 N. Bullard Street, Silver City, NM, 88061 NV Great Basin Food Co-op 240 Court Street, Reno, NV, 89501 NY 4th Street Food Co-op 58 E. 4th Street, New York, NY, 10003 Abundance Cooperative Market 62 Marshall Street, Rochester, NY, 14607 Bay Ridge Food Co-op 9322 3rd Avenue, #325, Brooklyn, NY, 11209 Bushwick Food Cooperative 2 Porter Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11237 Cambridge Food Co-op West Main Street, Cambridge, NY, 12816 Chatham Real Food Market Co-op 15 Church Street, Chatham, NY, 12037 Clayton Food Co-op 732 James St, Clayton, NY, 13624 Community Co-op 589 E. Albany Street, Little Falls, NY, 13365 East Aurora Cooperative Market (*Organizing) 591 Main Street, East Aurora, NY, 14052 Flatbush Food Cooperative 1415 Cortelyou Rd., Brooklyn, NY, 11226 Glens Falls Food Co-op 11 South Street, Suite 103, Glens Falls, NY, 12801 Greene Hill Food Co-op 18 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11238

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GreenStar Cooperative Market (3 stores) 307 College Ave., Ithaca, NY, 14850 Dewitt Mall location, 215 N. Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850 701 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850 High Falls Food Co-op 1398 State Route 213, High Falls, NY, 12440 Honest Weight Food Co-op 484 Central Avenue, Albany, NY, 12206 Hungry Hollow Co-op 841 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, 10977

OK Oklahoma Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) PO Box 681, Oklahoma City, OK, 73101 OR Alberta Co-op Grocery 1500 NE Alberta, Portland, OR, 97211 Ashland Food Cooperative 237 N First Street, Ashland, OR, 97520 Astoria Cooperative 1355 Exchange St., Suite 1, Astoria, OR, 97103

Lefferts Farm Food Cooperative 324 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY, 11225

Baker Food Co-op 2008 Broadway Street, Baker City, OR, 97814

Lexington Co-op Markets (2 stores) 807 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14222 1678 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14216

Coos Head Food Co-op 353 South 2nd Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420

Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market 30 N. Main Street, Gloversville, NY, 12078 Niskayuna Consumers’ Cooperative 2227 Nott St., Niskayuna, NY, 12309 North Country Co-op 25 Bridge Street, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901 Park Slope Food Coop 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY, 11215 Potsdam Consumer Cooperative 24 Elm Street, Potsdam, NY, 13676 Purchase College Food Co-op & Café 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY, 10577 Suny Binghamton Co-op Student Union Suny Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13905 Syracuse Real Food Co-op 618 Kensington Road, Syracuse, NY, 13210 Twin Pines Food Co-op - Thrift Shop Kayak Club 382 Main Street, Port Washington, NY, 11050 Windsor Terrace Food Co-op 825 Caton Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11218

First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op (2 stores) 2855 NW Grant Avenue, Corvallis, OR, 97330 1007 SE Third St, Corvallis, OR, 97333 Food Front Cooperative Grocery (2 stores) 6344 SW Capital Highway, Portland, OR, 97239 2375 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR, 97210 Growers Market 454 Willamette, Eugene, OR, 97401

Weavers Way Cooperative Association (2 stores) 8424 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19118 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA, 19119 Whole Foods Co-op 1341 West 26th Street, Erie, PA, 16508 RI Urban Greens Food Co-op (*Organizing) 1560 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 2909 SC Hub City Co-operative 176 N. Liberty Street, Spartanburg, SC, 29306 Upstate Food Co-op 404 John Holiday Road, Six Mile, SC, 29682 SD Breadroot Natural Foods Cooperative 100 East Blvd N., Rapid City, SD, 57701 Natural Abundance Food Co-op 112 N. Main St. Ste. 2, Aberdeen, SD, 57401 The Co-op Natural Foods 410 W 18th St., Sioux Falls, SD, 57104 TN

Medford Food Co-op 945 S. Riverside, Medford, OR, 97501

Three Rivers Market Co-op Grocery Store 1100 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN, 37917

Montavilla Food Co-op (*Organizing) Mail: 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd., #340, Portland, OR, 97214

Central City Co-op 2515 Waugh, Houston, TX, 77006

Oceana Natural Foods Co-op 159 SE 2nd Street, Newport, OR, 97365 People’s Food Co-op 3029 SE 21st Street, Portland, OR, 97202 Port Orford Community Co-op 832 Oregon Street, Port Orford, OR, 97465 PA CreekSide Co-op 7909 High School Road, Elkins Park, PA, 19027

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Cross Timbers Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) PO Box 444, Denton, TX Wheatsville Food Co-op 3101 Guadalupe, Austin, TX, 78705 UT Moonflower Community Cooperative 39 East 100 North, Moab, UT, 84532 VA

Doylestown Food Market 29 W. State St., Doylestown, PA, 18901

Eats Natural Foods Co-op, Inc. 708 North Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, 24060

East End Food Co-op 7516 Meade St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208

Friendly City Food Co-op 150 E. Wolfe St., Harrisonburg, VA, 22802

Kent Natural Foods Co-op 151 E. Main Street, Kent, OH, 44240

Kensington Community Food Co-op (*Organizing) Philadelphia, PA, 19125

Lovettsville Cooperative Market (*Organizing) Lovettsville, VA,

MOON Co-op Natural Foods Market & Deli 512 S. Locust Street, Oxford, OH, 45056

Mariposa Co-op 4824 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19143

Phoenix Earth Food Co-op 1447 W. Sylvania Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43612

South Philly Food Co-op (*Organizing) PO Box 31506, Philadelphia, PA, 19147

Wooster Food Co-op 138 E. Liberty Street, Wooster, OH, 44691

Swarthmore Co-op 341 Dartmouth Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, 19081

OH Bexley Natural Market 508 North Cassady Ave., Columbus, OH, 43209

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Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op (2 stores) 1319 Grandin Road, SW., Roanoke, VA, 24015 1 Market Square, SE Unit 115, Roanoke, VA, 24011 VT Adamant Co-op Adamant Road / P.O. Box 1, Adamant, VT, 5640

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Brattleboro Food Co-op 2 Main St., Brattleboro, VT, 5301

Mountain Community Co-op 105 Carter St E, Eatonville, WA, 98328

Main Street Market 1 South Main Street, Rice Lake, WI, 54868

Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op 39 So Main Street, Hardwick, VT, 5843

Olympia Food Co-op (2 stores) Westside, 921 N. Rogers, Olympia, WA, 98502 Eastside, 3111 Pacific Avenue SE, Olympia, WA, 98501

Menomonie Market Food Coop 814 Main Street East, Menomonie, WI, 54751

City Market Onion River Co-op (2 stores) 207 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT, 5401 82 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington, VT, 5401 Hanover Co-op Food Store (4 Food Stores • 1 Auto Service Center) Co-op Food Store of White River Junction, VT 209 Maple Street (Route 4 & 14), White River Junction, VT, 5001 East Warren Community Market Co-op, Inc. 42 Roxbury Mountain Rd, East Warren, VT, 5674 Hunger Mountain Co-op 623 Stonecutters Way, Montpelier, VT, 5602 Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op 9 Washington Street, Middlebury, VT, 5753 Plainfield Co-op 153 Main Street, Plainfield, VT, 5667 Putney Food Co-op Main Street, Putney, VT, 5346 Rutland Area Food Co-op 77 Wales Street, Rutland, VT, 5701 Shrewsbury Cooperative at Pierce’s Store 2658 Northam Road, Shrewsbury, VT, 5738 South Royalton Market 222 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, VT, 5068 Springfield Food Co-op 335 River Street, Springfield, VT, 5156 Stone Valley Co-op & Community Market 216 Main Street, Poultney, VT, 5764 Upper Valley Food Co-op 193 N. Main Street, White River Junction, VT, 5001 WA Central Co-op 1600 East Madison, Seattle, WA, 98122 Community Food Co-op (2 Stores & Bakery-cafe) 1220 North Forest St, Bellingham, WA, 98225 315 Westerly Road, Bellingham, WA, 98226 Bakery-café, 405 East Holly Street, Bellingham, WA, 98225 Ferry Food Co-op 34 N Clark Avenue, Republic, WA, 99166 Kitsap Community Food Co-op 421 Park Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337 Main Market Co-op 44 West Main Avenue, Spokane, WA, 99201

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Orcas Food Co-op 138 North Beach Road, Eastsound, WA, 98245 PCC Natural Market (11 stores & office) 9803 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA, 98020 15840 1st Ave South, Suite #102, Burien, WA 600 N 34th Street, Seattle, WA, 98103 7504 Aurora Ave. N., Seattle, WA, 98103-4748 1810 - 12th Ave. NW, Issaquah, WA, 98027 10718 N.E. 68th Street, Kirkland, WA, 98033 11435 Avondale Rd NE, Redmond, WA, 98052 6514 40th Street N.E., Seattle, WA, 98115 3610 South Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118 22621 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA, 98021 450 NE 71st St, Seattle, WA, 98115 Co-op Offices, 3131 Elliott Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98121 San Juan Island Food Co-op 775 Mullis, Unit C, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250 Skagit Valley Food Co-op (2 stores) 202 S. First Street, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273 C•SQUARE & Third Street Cafe, 309 S. 3rd St., Mount Vernon, WA, 98273

Natural Alternatives Food Co-op 241 Main Street, Luck, WI, 54853 Northern Lakes Cooperative 15870W. US Hwy 63, Hayward, WI, 54843 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op (6 stores & 1 office) 100 E Capital Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53212 7000 W. State Street, Wauwatosa, WI, 53213 2826 S. Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53207 Market Cafe at Aurora Sinai Hospital, 945 N. 12th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233 7590 W. Mequon Rd, Mequon, WI, 53092 Administrative Offices, 205 W. Highland Avenue, Suite 501, Milwaukee, WI, 53203 People’s Food Co-op 315 5th Avenue South, La Crosse, WI, 54601 Regent Market Co-op 2136 Regent St., Madison, WI, 53726 Riverwest Co-op & Café 733 E. Clarke Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53212 Stevens Point Area Cooperative 633 Second Street, Stevens Point, WI, 54481

Sno-Isle Natural Foods Co-op 2804 Grand Avenue, Everett, WA, 98201

Viola Food Co-op 110 W. Commercial Street, Viola, WI 54664

Sunsets West Co-op & Eatery 16795 Hwy 112, Clallam Bay, WA, 98326-0204

Viroqua Food Co-op 609 N. Main Street, Viroqua, WI, 54665

The Food Co-op 414 Kearney St, Port Townsend, WA, 98368

Whole Earth Grocery 126 South Main Street, River Falls, WI, 54022

Tonasket Natural Foods Co-op 21 W. 4th St, Tonasket, WA, 98855

Wild Root Market (*Organizing) PO Box 443, Racine, WI, 53401

Yelm Food Co-op 308 E. Yelm Avenue, Yelm, WA, 98597

Willy Street Co-op (3 stores) 1221 Williamson Street, Madison, WI, 53703 2817 N. Sherman Ave., Madison, WI, 53704 6825 University Avenue, Middleton, WI, 53562

WI Basics Cooperative 1711 Lodge Drive, Janesville, WI, 53545

Winter Co-op 5159 Main, Winter, WI, 54896

Chequamegon Food Co-op 700 Main Street, Ashland, WI, 54806

Yahara River Cooperative 229 East Main Street, Stoughton, WI, 53589

Goodside Grocery Food Co-op 810 St. Clair Ave, Sheboygan, WI, 53081 Honey Creek Market 1110 Main Street, Plain, WI, 53577 Island City Food Co-op 1490 2nd Avenue, Cumberland, WI, 54829 Just Local Food 1117 South Farwell, Eau Claire, WI, 54701

WV Mountain Peoples Cooperative, Inc. 131 Pleasant Street, Morgantown, WV, 26505 WY Laramie Co-op 119 South 1st Street, Laramie, WY, 82070

Kickapoo Exchange Food Co-op 209 Main Street, Gays Mills, WI, 54631

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4th Street Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Abundance Cooperative Market . . . . . . . . NY Adamant Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Alberta Co-op Grocery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Arena Market & Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Ashland Food Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Astoria Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Baker Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Basics Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Bay Ridge Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Belfast Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME Berkshire Co-op Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Bethesda Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MD Bexley Natural Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH Bisbee Food Coop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ Bloomingfoods Market & Deli (3 Stores & Office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN Blue Hill Co-op & Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME Bluff Country Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Boise Consumer Co-op (2 Stores) . . . . . . . ID Brattleboro Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Breadroot Natural Foods Cooperative . . . . SD BriarPatch Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . VT Bushwick Food Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . NY Cambridge Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Carbondale Community Food Cooperative CO Central City Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TX Central Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA Chatham Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NC Chatham Real Food Market Co-op . . . . . . NY Chequamegon Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Chico Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA City Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN City Market Onion River Co-op (2 stores) . . VT Clayton Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Co-op Market Grocery & Deli . . . . . . . . . . AK Co-opportunity Consumers Co-op . . . . . . . CA Columbus Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN Common Ground Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . IL Community Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Community Food Co-op (2 Stores & Bakery-cafe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA Community Food Co-op (2 stores) . . . . . . MT Community Market Natural Foods (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Company Shops Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NC Concord Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NH Concord Food Co-op of New London . . . . NH Cook County Whole Foods Co-op . . . . . . . MN Coos Head Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Corners of the Mouth Natural Foods . . . . . CA Countryside Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN

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CreekSide Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA Cross Timbers Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TX Crow Wing Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Daily Groceries Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GA Davis Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Deep Roots Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NC Dill Pickle Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IL Dixon Cooperative Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . NM Dorchester Community Food Co-op (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Doylestown Food Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA Durango Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO Durham Co-op Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NC East Aurora Cooperative Market . . . . . . . NY East End Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA East Warren Community Market Co-op . . . . VT Eastside Food Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Eats Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VA Elwood Hometown Cooperative Market . . NE Ever’man Cooperative Grocery & Café . . . . FL Everybody’s Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Fare Share Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME Ferry Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA Fiddleheads Natural Foods Cooperative . . CT Finland Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Flatbush Food Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Food Conspiracy Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ Food Front Cooperative Grocery (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Fort Collins Food Coop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO Franklin Community Co-op (2 stores) • McCusker’s Co-op Market & Green Fields Co-op Market . . . . . . . . . . . . MA French Broad Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . NC Friendly City Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VA Gardiner Food Co-op & Café . . . . . . . . . . . ME George Street Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJ Glens Falls Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Glut Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MD Good Earth Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Good Earth Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT Good Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KY Good Tern Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . ME Goodside Grocery Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . WI Grain Train Natural Foods Grocery . . . . . . . MI Great Basin Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NV Great River Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NH Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MD Greene Hill Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY

GreenStar Cooperative Market (3 stores) . NY GreenTree Cooperative Grocery . . . . . . . . . MI Growers Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Grygla Co-op Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Hampden Park Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Hanover Co-op Food Store (3 NH Food Stores • 1 VT Food Store • 1 Auto Service Center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NH Hanover Co-op Food Store . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Harmony Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Harvest Co-op Markets (2 stores) . . . . . . . MA Harvest Moon Natural Foods Cooperative. . . MN Hendersonville Community Co-op . . . . . . . NC High Falls Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY High Plains Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO Hillsdale Family Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . MI Honest Weight Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Honey Creek Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Hub City Co-operative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SC Hunger Mountain Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Hungry Hollow Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Idaho’s Bounty (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . ID Iowa Food Cooperative (Multiple pickup locations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IA Isla Vista Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Island City Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Just Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Just Local Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Kensington Community Food Co-op . . . . . PA Kent Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH Keweenaw Co-op Natural Foods Market & Deli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MI Kickapoo Exchange Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . WI Kitsap Community Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . WA Kokua Market Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . HI La Montanita Co-op (6 Stores • 1 Distribution Center) . . . . . . . . NM Lakewinds Natural Foods (2 stores) . . . . . MN Laramie Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WY Lefferts Farm Food Cooperative . . . . . . . . NY Leverett Village Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Lexington Co-op Markets (2 stores) . . . . . NY Life Grocery Natural Food Co-op Market & Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GA Linden Hills Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Littleton Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NH Los Alamos Cooperative Market . . . . . . . . NM Lost River Market & Deli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN Lovettsville Cooperative Market . . . . . . . . . VA Macomb Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IL Main Market Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA Main Street Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

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Mandela Foods Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . CA Maple City Market Natural Foods Co-op . . . IN Mariposa Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA Marquette Food Coop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MI Marsh River Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME Maryland Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MD Massachusetts Local Food Cooperative . Inc. (* Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Medford Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR Menomonie Market Food Coop . . . . . . . . . . WI Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . VT Minnesota Street Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op (3 stores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Mixed Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market . . . . NY MOMS Food Co-op dba City Center Mkt . . MN Monadnock Community Market . . . . . . . . . NH Montavilla Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR MOON Co-op Natural Foods Market & Deli . OH Moonflower Community Cooperative . . . . UT Moscow Food Co-Op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ID Mountain Community Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . WA Mountain Lakes Organic Co-op (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJ Mountain People’s Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO Mountain Peoples Cooperative . . . . . . . . . WV Mountain View Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NM Natural Abundance Food Co-op . . . . . . . . SD Natural Alternatives Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . WI Natural Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Natural Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE Natural Harvest Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . MN Nebraska Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE Neighborhood Co-op Grocery . . . . . . . . . . . IL New Leaf Market (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . FL New Orleans Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LA New Pioneer Co-op (2 stores & office) . . . . IA Newark Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DE Niskayuna Consumers’ Cooperative . . . . . NY North Coast Co-op (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . . CA North Country Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY North Scottsdale Organics (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ Northern Lakes Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Northwind Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . MI O.B. Garden Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Oak Center Gen. Store Food Co-op . . . . . MN Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Mkt . . . CA Oceana Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . . OR Oklahoma Food Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OK Olympia Food Co-op (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . WA Oneota Community Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . IA Open Harvest Co-op Grocery . . . . . . . . . . NE Orcas Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA Oryana Community Cooperative . . . . . . . . . MI Other Avenues Food Store Cooperative . . CA

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Outpost Natural Foods Co-op (6 stores & 1 office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Ozark Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AR Park Slope Food Coop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY PCC Natural Market (11 stores & office) . . WA People’s Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OR People’s Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI People’s Food Co-op & Café Verde . . . . . . MI People’s Food Co-op of Kalamazoo . . . . . . MI People’s Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN People’s Grocery Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KS People’s Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Phoenix Earth Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . OH Placerville Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . CA Plainfield Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Pocatello Co-op A Natural Foods Market . . ID Pomme De Terre Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . MN Port Orford Community Co-op . . . . . . . . . . OR Portland Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME Potsdam Consumer Cooperative . . . . . . . NY Prairie Roots Food Cooperative . . . . . . . . ND Prairieland Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KS Purchase College Food Co-op & Café . . . NY Purple Porch Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN Putney Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Quabbin Harvest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Quincy Natural Foods Co-op (2 stores) . . . CA Rainbow Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Rainbow Grocery Cooperative . . . . . . . . . CA Rainbow Natural Grocery Coop . . . . . . . . . MS Regent Market Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Renaissance Community Coop . . . . . . . . . NC Rising Tide Community Market . . . . . . . . . ME River Market Community Co-op . . . . . . . . MN River Valley Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA River Valley Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Riverwest Co-op & Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op (2 stores) . . VA Root River Market Cooperative . . . . . . . . . MN Rutland Area Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . CA Saint Peter Food Co-op & Deli . . . . . . . . . MN San Juan Island Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . WA Sevananda Natural Foods Market . . . . . . . GA Seward Community Co-op Creamery (2 Stores & 1 Cafe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN SHARE Cooperative of Winston-Salem . . NC Shrewsbury Cooperative at Pierce’s Store . VT Sierra Vista Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ Silver City Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NM Skagit Valley Food Co-op (2 stores) . . . . . WA SLO Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Sno-Isle Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . . WA South Philly Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA South Royalton Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Spiral Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Springfield Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Stevens Point Area Cooperative . . . . . . . . . WI Stone Valley Co-op & Community Market . . VT

Sugar Beet Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IL Sunseed Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FL Sunsets West Co-op & Eatery . . . . . . . . . . WA Suny Binghamton Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Sussex County Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJ Swarthmore Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA Syracuse Real Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Takoma Park Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MD The Co-op Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD The Common Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MD The County Coop & Farm Store . . . . . . . . ME The Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA The Grain Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NC The Merc Community Market & Deli . . . . . KS The Old Creamery Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Three Rivers Co-op Natural Foods & Deli . . IN Three Rivers Market Co-op Grocery Store TN Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market . . . . NC Tonasket Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . WA Trinidad Community Co-op / Comida Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO Twin Pines Food Co-op / Thrift Shop / Kayak Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Ukiah Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA Upper Valley Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VT Upstate Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SC Urban Greens Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . RI Valley Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MD Valley Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO Valley Natural Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Viola Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Viroqua Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Waimanalo Market Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HI Weaver Street Market (3 stores & food house) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NC Weavers Way Cooperative Association (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA Wedge Community Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN West Michigan Cooperative (*Not a Storefront) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MI Wheatsfield Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IA Wheatsville Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TX Whole Earth Grocery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Whole Foods Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA Whole Foods Co-op (2 stores) . . . . . . . . . MN Wild Oats Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA Wild Root Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Willimantic Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CT Willy Street Co-op (3 stores) . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Windsor Terrace Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . NY Winter Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Wintergreen Natural Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Woodland Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MI Wooster Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH Yahara River Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI Yelm Food Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA Ypsilanti Food Co-op & River Street Bakery . MI

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I N T E R N AT I O NA L C O M M U N I T Y African Market Baskets™ has been helping weavers and their families in Bolgatanga, Ghana for close to 20 years.

As a longtime member of The Fair Trade Federation, African Market Baskets™ has been working directly with thousands of weavers to bring these beautiful grass baskets to the US. We have imported more than a million baskets over the years!

African Market Baskets™ donates a portion of its profits annually to its non-governmental organization (NGO), Every Basket Helps™, which provides health care and school supplies for over a thousand weavers and their families in Bolgatanga, Ghana. The Founder and CEO, Steve Karowe, travels to the villages of northern Ghana each year to oversee the NGO projects, working directly with the Ghana Ministry of Health to register the weavers and their families for full health care coverage, as well as buying school supplies and distributing them to primary schools so all the children have the basic school materials they need to attend school for the year.

“One of my favorite parts of the business is traveling to Ghana and seeing firsthand how much African Market Baskets™ helps in the region”, says Karowe. “It’s so heartwarming to see the outpouring of support from the weavers and their families, as well as from local villagers who hear of our help. I love harnessing the power of business to do good in the world”.

African Market Baskets™ pays among the highest prices in the region for baskets, and as a result, we get the best quality baskets and help the weavers and their families with better wages for their work. Because of our economies of scale, we are able to offer our beautiful baskets at reasonable prices in The USA and Canada, further helping the economy of Bolgatanga with ongoing basket purchases. In addition to health care and school supplies, Every Basket Helps™ has built a community weaving center for 4 villages and donated hundreds of mosquito nets to help reduce malaria in the region. We are creating a 501c3 non-profit in The US to help further our humanitarian projects in Africa.

To appreciate these baskets even more, it’s important to understand the journey of a basket from Ghana to a home in the US. It all begins in northern Ghana along a stream or riverbank, where the villagers pick the grass, being careful not to disturb the growing plant. The grass grows up to 12 feet tall, and only the top shoot is harvested, leaving the plant to produce multiple shoots each rainy season. The grass is dried in the sun, then rolled and double twisted to form the building blocks of the basket. The fibers are then dyed, before the weaving

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begins. Starting at the middle of the base of the basket, the fibers are woven over and under, inserting various colors of dyed fibers to create the intricate patterns of each basket. More fibers are added to create various shapes (round, oval, etc.). The top edge is finished by wrapping fibers around and around the edge, enclosing some of the loose fibers to create a thick, uniform top edge. Using a razor blade, the weaver trims hundreds of fibers that stick out of the basket, transforming it into the basket we recognize. Handles are added after the basket is finished. Every third day in Bolgatanga there is a basket market, and the weavers or their relatives make the long journey into the town of Bolgatanga to sell their baskets. They start from their village before dawn, crossing rivers at times, and walking, riding bikes, motorcycles, or local cars or busses until they arrive at the market and go from buyer to buyer, bargaining for

the best price for their creations. Once the basket is sold to a buyer, leatherworkers add decorative leather to the handles. Soon the baskets are sacked into large sacks and transported by car, bus, van, or large truck for over a day’s journey to the seaport. From there, hundreds of sacks of baskets are loaded into ship containers where they will travel from Ghana to Europe, then onward to USA, cleared through customs, then loaded onto a train for a week or more journey to Denver, Colorado, where it gets loaded onto a truck and delivered to our warehouse in Nederland, CO, where we unload up to 12,000 baskets into our warehouse. Sack by sack, we unload the baskets, check each basket, add informational tags, and repack into cartons for FedEx Ground shipment to our customers’ stores all across the USA and Canada. Finally, a lucky customer can buy a beautiful basket and bring it to their home for one of many great uses!

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