Fall 2026

 

Get cozy with our fall issue, filled to the brim with stories of cooperation and community for Co-op month, recipes for the holidays ahead, and updates from our friends at Viva Farms, Community Action, and United General's Farm to School programs.

 

It's hard not to imagine "Co-op" as synonymous with "Community." But that's not always a given: community requires people to commune. Our Co-op is a perfect, low stakes, high reward spot to practice the fine art of being in community.

A once radical idea has reshaped the food system. The widespread adoption of organics owes its success to a collective effort.

The Co-op's Farm-to-Food Bank Program with Community Action has been operating for a few months now. Read on for how the program is benefitting local farmers and feeding families throughout the region.

An on-the-ground study of Mondragón, Spain and why its economic model of worker cooperation has attracted visitors from around the world, and from all walks of life, to learn,  admire, and attempt to adopt its secrets.

 

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