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CCMA Is Magic

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

How Wedge Showed Up: Lessons from Our ICE Response

How Wedge Showed Up: Lessons from Our ICE Response

Editor's Note- The leadership of Wedge co-op along with Merriman Management Support, where this presentation was originally given, has given Garlic and Roses permission to share this video recording. We appreciate them both for helping to share this story. The story and video are the work of

The Best Is Yet Tacoma: How CCMA is Run

The Best Is Yet Tacoma: How CCMA is Run

“It's such a beautiful community of people. It is really energizing to be in the space, and it feels really good to be part of that, and to be trusted to steward this conference on behalf of the food co-op community.” Courtney Berner, Executive Director of the

Beyond Black History Month

Beyond Black History Month

Black History Month is often marked by celebration honoring cultural contributions, historic leaders and resilience in the face of systemic harm. For food cooperatives, especially those serving predominantly white communities, this month also presents an opportunity to reflect on how our values show up in practice. Co-ops often describe

Maryland Food Co-ops Born from Cooperative Movements: A Brief History

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

Investigation: Instacart Dynamic Grocery Pricing

Investigation: Instacart Dynamic Grocery Pricing

You grab a box of crackers marked $2.99 off the shelf at the grocery store and put it into your basket. As your wealthy neighbor approaches the shelf, the price increases to $3.09. A mother of three is stuck in the cereal aisle with her children pleading in

Food Apartheid: History, Cooperation, and Justice

Food Apartheid: History, Cooperation, and Justice

I. Introduction: Naming and Framing the Problem The language we use to describe inequities matters. For decades, policymakers and researchers have used the term “food desert” to describe neighborhoods, often Black, Indigenous, and poor, where residents have little or no access to full-service grocery stores. At first glance, the