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Co-op News Round-Up 6/18
All the co-op news that's fit to print, June edition
🌹New Hope Media's Douglas Brown interviewed NCG CEO Tandy Harvey about her first six months with the organization and her plans for co-op dominance in the grocery world.
🌹Fifteen different NCG Co-ops are
CCMA Is Magic
(Or Why I was 2 hours late to dinner)
I got the chicken fajitas. Eventually that is.
On day one of CCMA, the breakout sessions ended for the day at 5pm. After drafting and posting the daily conference recap, the Garlic and Roses crew walked over to the rotunda where
Juneteenth in Food Co-ops: From Recognition to Relationship
Each year, more food co-ops are taking time to acknowledge Juneteenth. That matters. For many teams, this is a relatively new effort, and it reflects a genuine desire to learn, to recognize history, and to show up differently. It is worth naming that growth. At the same time, Juneteenth
Saturday at CCMA
Day 2 at CCMA was packed with networking, incredible breakout sessions and an awards luncheon honored the best in the cooperative system.
General Session: Charting the Next Era of Cooperative Growth
"Why shouldn't we win?"
Tandy Harvey, new CEO of National Co-op Grocers gave a
Friday at CCMA
CCMA kicked things off today on a grey morning with the prerequisite Pacific Northwest rain making short appearances on the walk to the conference. University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives Executive Director Courtney Berner welcomed the hundreds of assembled cooperators to Tacoma. Berner explained the intention behind the "A
Thursday at CCMA
The food co-op world has descended on the City of Destiny. The official programming doesn't begin until Friday, but a welcome reception offered cooperators the chance to greet one another in Tacoma. Store tours by the conference visited Central Co-op and PCC.
Enjoy the sites and