Resources -- Valuable information for healthy living
National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) Go
Co-op!This umbrella
organization of food co-ops nationwide provides
vision, leadership and resources to support the
autonomous co-ops like us in developing our
position in the natural foods industry. This video
covers a recent Co-ops
Rock! fundraising concert
in Seattle to help mid-western farmers hit hard by
flooding this spring. Their website:
www.ncga.coop
Organic Consumers Association
This consumers group supports campaigns for Health, Justice, Peace, Sustainability, and Democracy; with updates on Organics, Health Issues, Genetic Engineering, Food Safety, Fair Trade/ Social Justice and Farm Issues. www.organicconsumers.org
Provender Alliance
Conducts outreach and education for natural products in the Northwest, publishes the Provender Journal, and holds an annual conference which we typically attend. www.provender.org
Tilth Producers
Provides support to organic, sustainable farming through education, networking and research opportunities at a statewide level. www.tilthproducers.org
Feasting in the Skagit Foodshed
Local blogger offers valuable resources for local restaurants, producers and suppliers in Skagit County www.skagitfoodshed.wordpress.com
Slow Food Skagit River Salish Sea Convivium
Slow Food is an educational organization that supports sustainable agriculture, local food production, heritage foods and the pleasures of the table. www.slowfoodskagit.org
Cooperative Grocers Information Network (CGIN)Strengthens retail food cooperatives via collaboration and sharing of resources. www.cgin.coop
National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) helps provide legal and policy advocacy for cooperative business practices at a federal level, and also provides networking resources for common business needs. www.ncba.org
National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA)Publishes useful information about natural food issues, trends, practices, and changing policies that affect the industry. www.nnfa.org
Organic Consumers Association
This consumers group supports campaigns for Health, Justice, Peace, Sustainability, and Democracy; with updates on Organics, Health Issues, Genetic Engineering, Food Safety, Fair Trade/ Social Justice and Farm Issues. www.organicconsumers.org
Provender Alliance
Conducts outreach and education for natural products in the Northwest, publishes the Provender Journal, and holds an annual conference which we typically attend. www.provender.org
Tilth Producers
Provides support to organic, sustainable farming through education, networking and research opportunities at a statewide level. www.tilthproducers.org
Feasting in the Skagit Foodshed
Local blogger offers valuable resources for local restaurants, producers and suppliers in Skagit County www.skagitfoodshed.wordpress.com
Slow Food Skagit River Salish Sea Convivium
Slow Food is an educational organization that supports sustainable agriculture, local food production, heritage foods and the pleasures of the table. www.slowfoodskagit.org
Cooperative Grocers Information Network (CGIN)Strengthens retail food cooperatives via collaboration and sharing of resources. www.cgin.coop
National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) helps provide legal and policy advocacy for cooperative business practices at a federal level, and also provides networking resources for common business needs. www.ncba.org
National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA)Publishes useful information about natural food issues, trends, practices, and changing policies that affect the industry. www.nnfa.org
The
International
Year of Cooperatives
is intended to raise public awareness of the
invaluable contributions of cooperative enterprises
to poverty reduction, employment generation and
social integration. The Year will also highlight
the strengths of the cooperative business model as
an alternative means of doing business and
furthering socioeconomic development.
The Global Launch of the International Year of Cooperatives was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 65/184.
The Global Launch of the International Year of Cooperatives was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 65/184.
