Northwest Co-op Movement Strong
Across the Northwest, hundreds of co-ops are providing communities with needed goods and services as well as livelihoods for local workers. In keeping with the United Nations declaration of 2012 […]
Business Operations Review provides a fresh perspective
The Benefits of a Fresh Perspective Sometimes it is true that “you can’t see the forest for the trees.” Co-ops in the midst of daily operations can find themselves busy […]
Home Care Co-op Works for Its Owners
Paradise Home Care Cooperative (PHCC), located on the Big Island, Hawaii, provides home care services to clients in their homes. As a worker-owned cooperative, PHCC is owned and directed by […]
Worker Ownership Brings More Than Jobs
The Blue Scorcher Bakery and Café of Astoria, Washington is a place of more than good food. Since its 2004 origins as The Bread Collective, it has also been about […]
Cooperatives — the business model of the future
GoodFoodWorld.com featured the Cultivating NW Co-ops conference, held in October 2012 in Seattle and co-hosted by NWCDC and three other partners. The six-state conference considered how cooperative business models will […]
NW Co-Ops Gear Up Local Economies
What’s a credit union got to do with a food co-op? Or a nonprofit with a growers’ cooperative? The unique collaborations of Northwest cooperatives and their community partners are featured in […]
Your Food Co-op IS Local!
Here are inspiring statistics of the value added to your community by your food co-op: 20% of the products are locally sourced (versus 6% with conventional stores) and involve working with […]
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