Goss+ New Year's Edition
Welcome to a New Year's edition of Goss+, your source for juicy co-op lore
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Revolutionary Spirit- Playlist
Check out our latest Garlic and Roses playlist to get you through the January blues "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You" Jimmy Rushing - The one and only Mr. 5x5 captures all of the nuances, charm, and seduction of this Jazz Age standard. I feel
The Next Generation of Cooperators
Ty Patillo, Board President of the start-up Aliquippa Food Co-op, reached out to East End Food Co-op in early 2025 to organize a “field trip” for his fellow board members, to tour the co-op and see first-hand the day-to-day retail operations of Pittsburgh’s only food co-op. Hoping to share
Co-op News Round Up 1/8
The calendar has somehow flipped to 2026 and we've got a boatload of co-op news for the new year. 🌹The 2026 Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) conference in Tacoma, WA has put out a call for proposals for breakout sessions. The conference will be held May 28-30 and
Maryland Food Co-ops Born from Cooperative Movements: A Brief History
"It seems doubtful to me whether in the United States distributive cooperation will ever succeed. The prevalence of the evil credit system, the mixed nationalities of our citizens, and the excited, everlasting rush in industrial life, tend to render our people impatient and indifferent to the results obtainable in