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Sunsetting Groceries-2-Go

Over the past two years, U.S. retailers have seen a steady decline…
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Posted on: 31 Aug 2023 Written by: Amanda Charland

Shopping Sustainably

For ten weeks this summer the Co-op hosted Brett Schultz, a Fellow…
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Posted on: 14 Aug 2023 Written by: Guest Author
Co-op Teamwork

Reexamining What Cooperation Truly Means

Dear Co-op Owners, We hope you’re enjoying the arrival of summer, despite…
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Posted on: 5 Jul 2023 Written by: Board of Directors

Our Best Puns for Dairy Month? You Feta Believe It!

June is National Dairy Month—meaning it’s time for our annual serve-and-volley of…
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Posted on: 31 May 2023 Written by: Ken Davis

Not Your Grandparents’ Co-op, Or Are We?

The Next Generation Our storied old business has been running a unique…
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Posted on: 25 May 2023 Written by: Ken Davis

Tips for Grilling the Perfect Memorial Day Burger

What’s the secret? Umami! Sweet, salty, sour, bitter are the four most…
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Posted on: 23 May 2023 Written by: Jamie King
Summer Kickoff Cookout

Here’s How Memorial Day Became a Food Holiday

1800’s On May 5, 1868, a dapper old soldier named Maj. Gen. John…
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Posted on: 23 May 2023 Written by: Ken Davis

Expanding Reach of Depackaging Threatens Agricultural Land Integrity

The promise of mechanical-separation of food from packaging comes with a cost.…
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Posted on: 27 Apr 2023 Written by: Rebecca Joy Henrietta White
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Can I Use My Membership at Other Co-ops?

If you’ve seen our colorful ads on busses and in magazines around…
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Posted on: 21 Apr 2023 Written by: Dawn Archambeault
Nick Clark at Annual Meeting

Our Year in Review: 2022

Our Annual Meeting took place this past Saturday. It was a good…
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Posted on: 4 Apr 2023 Written by: Board of Directors
Peanut Butter Jelly

Two Awesome Recipes to Up Your PB&J Game

I have put together two fun recipes to pump up your PB&J…
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Posted on: 30 Mar 2023 Written by: Lindsay Smith
Not your Grandpas Co-op

Hello Again

What a Co-op is NOT—a buying club! I’ve been an employee of…
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Posted on: 16 Mar 2023 Written by: Ken Davis
Joe Lewis and Obama

John Lewis: Chronology of his Co-op Chapter, Part II

John Lewis, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, died at 80…
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Posted on: 23 Feb 2023 Written by: David J. Thompson
Local Growers Meeting

Cooperation at its Finest: The Growers Meeting

On an unseasonably mild morning this week, a group of tenacious Upper…
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Posted on: 16 Feb 2023 Written by: Ken Davis
John Lewis

John Lewis: Chronology of his Co-op Chapter, Part I

“This was hands-on work, and I loved it.” —John Lewis John Lewis,…
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Posted on: 15 Feb 2023 Written by: David J. Thompson
City Planning Map

Racial Redlining Fought by Postwar Interracial Co-ops

Levittown on Long Island in New York State is regarded as America’s…
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Posted on: 9 Feb 2023 Written by: David J. Thompson

Frederick Douglass and Co-ops

When Douglass Came to Rochdale, England, a Slave and Left a Free…
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Posted on: 1 Feb 2023 Written by: David J. Thompson
Christmas Cart

Shopping the Co-op? Thank an Employee!

Dear Co-op Members, If you’re going to be shopping in our stores…
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Posted on: 21 Dec 2022 Written by: Guest Author

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