Chico Natural Foods in Chico, California, started out as a 15-family buying club in 1972. In 2001, our membership voted to convert to a cooperative for the mutual benefit of both our members and CNF.
Community Food Co-op, Bellingham, Washington's only cooperative grocer, began in 1970 as a single 900-square-foot store with fewer than 10 items, and has grown to a two-store 18,000-member-strong natural grocer.