Co-op Links

Co-op are all around you!

More than 800 million people around the world belong to cooperatives, and at least 100 million of them are employed by co-ops. And more often than you probably realize, co-ops play a vital part of your everyday life.

Consider the cup of coffee and cranberry muffin you recently enjoyed. That premium Sumatra Siborong-Borog coffee was likely purchased from a grower co-op in Indonesia. The flour in the muffin started as wheat from a farmer-owned, grain elevator co-op in the Midwest, and those cranberries might be from Ocean Spray, a producer-owned co-op.

Knowing the source of the foods you eat, the services you employ and the products you purchase are just a few of the benefits of joining a cooperative. As a member, co-ops invite you to take part in the way your favorite grocery store or financial institution is run, and share in any profits. This community approach to business is at the heart of the cooperative philosophy.

Display #
#	Web Link	Hits
1	Local Co-ops Whether the co-op is operating on behalf of producers, workers or consumers, the general purpose of all co-ops is the same: to serve the needs of members. Check out some of these local co-ops.	176
2	Go Co-op We all have childhood memories of parents, teachers and others encouraging us to work together. A co-op is what "working together" looks like all grown up. From the outside, many co-ops look like any other business, since a co-op provides products an	283
3	National Cooperative Grocer's Association-Member Co-ops The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) is a business services cooperative for natural food co-ops located throughout the United States. NCGA helps unify natural food co-ops in order to optimize operational and marketing resources, streng	169
4	Cooperative Grocers Information Network CGIN (Cooperative Grocers' Information Network) is a membership organization founded to support the growth and development of food co-ops. Given the increasingly competitive climate all food co-ops operate in, CGIN aims to help co-ops maximize their	212
5	Food Co-op 500 The Food Co-op 500 Program is a support system that seeks to enable a faster and more efficient start-up process to develop new retail grocery co-ops.	97
6	International Cooperative Alliance ICA is an independent, non-governmental association which unites, represents and serves co-operatives worldwide. Founded in 1895, ICA has 221 member organizations from 88 countries active in all sectors of the economy. Together these co-operatives re	62
7	The National Cooperative Business Association The National Cooperative Business Association is the lead national membership association for co-ops in all sectors of the economy. Our mission is to develop, advance and protect cooperative enterprise.	83
8	Co-op America Co-op Americas work combines four powerful strategies: * Empowering individuals to make purchasing and investing choices that promote social justice and environmental sustainability; * Demanding an end to corporate irresponsibility throu	71
9	National Consumer Cooperative Bank NCB is dedicated to strengthening communities nationwide through the delivery of banking and financial services, complemented by a special focus on cooperative expansion and economic development.	63
10	North American Students of Cooperation The North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Family [of associations] organizes and educates affordable group equity co-ops and their members for the purpose of promoting a community oriented cooperative movement.	268
11	United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives is a national grassroots membership organization of and for worker cooperatives, democratic workplaces, and organizations that support the growth and development of worker cooperatives. We were foun	88

Co-op Links (11)
Local Links (58)

RSS News Feeds

www.eatlocalchallenge.com

Cornucopia Institute

It's Time for Some Outdoor Fun with Your Co-op
By Alexis Alexander,
 Membership Manager
With summer just around the corner, it's a great time to celebrate the warmer weather with your fellow GreenStar Member-owners. We have a few outdoor events in mind for you that have become true GreenStar traditions.
Join us on Thursday, May 24 for the Third Annual Dance Party in the Parking Lot. This year we'll be dancing up a storm... well, actually, that was la...
Read more...

West-End Store
701 W. Buffalo St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-9392

GreenStar Oasis
215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-8213