To help food co-ops tell their stories, the NFCA created a Co-op Month web page of action ideas, and sent out a mailing of resources including “Ask Me How Co-operatives Build” buttons for staff, bumperstickers, and “Go Co-op” shelf tags to help build consumers awareness by promoting products from co-op suppliers. For example Franklin Community Co-op, which operates Green Fields Co-op Market and McCusker’s Market, focused on how co-operatives build food security (photo at right), while Fiddleheads Natural Foods Co-op in New London, CT, emphasized how they build relationships with local producers. For 2016, the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) theme invited co-ops to complete the phrase “Co-operatives Build…” in a manner that reflected their priorities, whether they be trust, community, or jobs. This October, the Neighboring Food Co-op Association (NFCA) and its member food co-ops joined over 30,000 co-operatives and credit unions across the United States in celebrating Co-op Month. Ĭo-op Month Roundup: Food Co-ops Celebrate How “Co-ops Build” To learn more about what we do, or to find a food co-op or start-up near you, please visit. In keeping with the values of equality, equity and solidarity of the Co-operative Identity, we continue to strive for a more fair, democratic and inclusive economy and society for everyone.Īll are welcome to shop at our food co-ops, and if you are not yet a member, we hope you will consider joining as we work together to build community ownership, increase access to healthy food, and grow good jobs. Together, we are working to build a more healthy, just and sustainable world. We are thankful this season for our community of co-ops and their members, for the opportunity to be part of something larger than ourselves. From its beginnings over 150 years ago, the co-operative movement has sought to empower people from all walks of life to meet their needs and aspirations, together - an ideal that continues to guide us today. UPCOMING EVENTS: NEFU Annual Convention & National Domestic Fair Trade Conference.NEW ENGLAND FARMERS UNION: A Time for Advocacy at the Annual Convention!.FARM TO FREEZER: Eat Local Year ‘Round: Thanksgiving Recipe.CAVE TO CO-OP: November’s Artisan Cheese: Cremont.HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS: New England Food Co-ops Collaborate.CO-OP MONTH ROUND-UP: Food Co-ops Celebrate How “Co-ops Build”.WE ARE THANKFUL: For Our Co-op Community.Stay in the loop on the latest innovations in New England’s co-op movement:
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