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
Co-ops ROCK! Social movements tend
to swoop and soar—like living, breathing, flying
things that are far more bat more than bird—diving
at the neck, biting, never letting go. Sometimes
they come to us with their own sense of morality.
Their own sense of justice. At other times they
come to us as an abstraction, making no sense at
all. They ponder things. They sit and squirm at the
same time. And just when you think you can ignore
them, you feel the jaw at the jugular, and all you
can do is bleed.
There is a need to bleed. When you bleed for something—when you pour everything you have and everything you are into a cause that is bigger than yourself—you create a life that makes a difference. The cooperative movment is a socio-economic philosophy that makes a difference too. Cooperatives are as relevant and revolutionary today as they were when they were first envisioned more than 150 years ago. And perhaps now more than ever, the cooperative movement needs young people to get involved and help keep the revolution alive. http://coopsrock.coop/
There is a need to bleed. When you bleed for something—when you pour everything you have and everything you are into a cause that is bigger than yourself—you create a life that makes a difference. The cooperative movment is a socio-economic philosophy that makes a difference too. Cooperatives are as relevant and revolutionary today as they were when they were first envisioned more than 150 years ago. And perhaps now more than ever, the cooperative movement needs young people to get involved and help keep the revolution alive. http://coopsrock.coop/
