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Co-op News Round-Up 9/28

Co-op News Round-Up 9/28

All the co-op news that's fit to print, September edition 🌹National Co+op Grocers (NCG) announced that Michelle Schry has been promoted to Vice President, Member Success, a newly created position. Michelle has been with NCG since 2015 as a Strategic Development Director in NCG’s Central

Garlic and Roses Presents: Allanah Hines

Garlic and Roses Presents: Allanah Hines

Noticer. Builder. Talker. An interview with LeAnna Nieratko Allanah Hines recently gave a characteristically high-energy presentation on belonging that included Black Barbie and the significance of seeing yourself reflected in the things around you. As a former youth and Barbie enthusiast, this example really spoke to me. So naturally,

How To Find Worker-Owned Businesses

How To Find Worker-Owned Businesses

I made workerowned.info to make it easy to buy from worker-owned companies online. You can enter men's pants or light roast coffee or board game space cats fascism and get pointed towards wonderful products sold by people whose focus is customers, not shareholders. Recently we pulled

Newtopia Now 2026 Recap

Newtopia Now 2026 Recap

On Tuesday night, at the Rockies-Dodgers game in Denver, designated hitter Shohei Ohtani pounded a towering home run to straightaway center field. The crowd roared as the burly Dodger rounded the bases. But Shohei wasn't the only one who knocked it out of the park this week.

Co-op News Round-Up 8/25

Co-op News Round-Up 8/25

All the co-op news that's fit to print, August edition 🌹An outstanding new documentary by filmmaker Sarah Maria titled After Capitalism: A Cooperative Economy features stories of worker co-ops in Baltimore, MD as well as Takoma Park's TPSS Food Co-op. 🌹Small Business Rising

The Era of Localwashing Is Here

The Era of Localwashing Is Here

I’ve been wanting to write about this concept for a while, but something finally pushed me over the edge. The term ‘local’ as it relates to food has been adopted by every grocery chain, restaurant, food truck, and cafeteria salad vending machine in the country it seems. But this

Who Holds The Holder?

Who Holds The Holder?

Why General Manager Sustainability Is a Cooperative Responsibility At this year's CCMA conference, I presented Who Holds the Holder: The Board's Role in Preventing Burnout, a session designed to help food co-op board members better understand their role in supporting General Manager (GM) well-being