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co-op difference
A Midwestern, thrift shopping, suburban mother of two, with a twelve-year-old car is probably the last person you'd expect to own a grocery store, let alone...Read more
We think co-ops are fabulous and there are so many reasons to celebrate them. Here are just a few.Read more
Co-ops do things differently. They're people working together for better food, stronger communities and a healthier world.Read more
Thousands of small family farms around the country benefit from the scale, training, marketing and other support that dairy co-ops offer.Read more
Food co-ops bring people together to share good food and create healthy communities.Read more
Cooperation is not new. Early human societies shared hunting, fishing, farming to improve their chances of survival.Read more
Co-ops are based on values not unlike those we subscribe to individually, including self-responsibility, democracy, equality, honesty and social responsibility.Read more
Everyone is welcome to shop, eat and hang out at a food co-op. And everyone is welcome to join by becoming an owner, if they choose.Read more
Preserving nature and reducing environmental impact— REI is living their co-op mission.Read more
