NCGA Sponsors First Ever "Cooperate for Community" Contest
Jul 30, 2007
Do you know people in your community who are working for more sustainable food, while exemplifying a spirit of cooperation along the way? Now through Sept.
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NCGA Welcomes New Member
May 08, 2007
The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) today announced the addition of Bluff Country Co-op in Winona, MN, to their membership.
Consumers Opposed to Sale of Food from Cloned Animals Urged to Speak Up
Apr 24, 2007
Eleven years after scientists produced the first cloned animal, a sheep named Dolly, the FDA this year could approve the sale of dairy products and meat from clones in supermarkets nationwide —unless concerned shoppers act now, according to the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a b
Food Co-ops Nationwide Go Even Greener with Wind Energy Purchase
Apr 20, 2007
Beginning this month, natural food cooperatives nationwide are creating more renewable wind energy in their communities through the purchase of 5,000 “Green Tags,” also known as Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) or Tradable Renewable Energy Credits (TRC).
Genetically Modified Foods and Nanofoods: Exciting, Creepy or Somewhere in Between?
Apr 11, 2007
Genetically modified (GM) foods and nanofood, which are foods produced in a laboratory to perfectly meet set genetic specifications, have some grocery shoppers wondering if food created with this technology is beneficial or harmful to them and their families, according to the National Cooperative
NCGA Hosts "Sustainability in the Produce Supply Chain Forum" at Natural Products Expo West
Feb 21, 2007
The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services co-op with more than 100 independent food co-op members nationwide, is hosting “Sustainability in the Produce Supply Chain Forum” at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif. on Friday, March 9 from 10 am until 3 pm.
NCGA Welcomes New Members
Feb 01, 2007
The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a member-owned co-op with over 100 independent food co-op members nationwide, announced the addition of two new members: Hungry Hollow Co-op in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. and Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta, Maine.
Keep the Organic Spirit Alive!
Jan 08, 2007
As an increasing number of companies see financial opportunity in the organic food industry, consumers must hold their feet to the fire when it comes to maintaining the standard and spirit of organics, says the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative repre
Food Co-op 500 Hires Development Specialist
Oct 30, 2006
The first national food cooperative development specialist focused exclusively on creating new food cooperatives in the U.S. has been hired for the Food Co-op 500 program.