Press

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Articles:

2024

• “October is Co-op Month!” Green Energy Times, p. 38, October 2024
• “October is Co-op Month in Vermont,” The Brattleboro Reformer, 4 October 2024
• “TipTop Country Store Turns 20,” Spencer New Leader, 27 September 2024
• “Launch of Year of Co-ops Celebrated at United Nations,” Brattleboro Food Co-op, 13 August 2024
• “Buckland resident represents area co-ops at UN headquarters,” Greenfield Recorder, 16 July 2024
• “NCBA CLUSA represents U.S. co-op movement at soft launch of International Year of Cooperatives,”  by Elizabeth Lechleitner, Co-op Weekly, NCBA/CLUSA, 17 July 2024
• “At meeting with senior White House officials, a call for more co-op stories,” by Elizabeth Lechleitner, NCBA/CLUSA, 22 May 2024
• “Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership Announces $1.2 Million in Funding to Strengthen Organic Dairy Sector,” Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership press release, 26 January 2024

2023

• “A Highlight on the Neighboring Food Co-op Association,” by Jesse Massaro, Old Creamery Co-op News, 13 October 2023
• “October is Co-op Month-Celebrate Co-ops!,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Energy Times, Aug-Oct, 2023.
• “NCBA CLUSA honored to attend Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund’s annual meeting,” NCBA/CLUSA, Co-op Weekly, 22 August 2023.
• “Co-ops Day to focus on sustainability,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Energy Times, 20 June 2023.

2022

• “Co-ops and Cultural Heritage: Mondiacult 2022,” by Rebecca Harvey, Co-op News, 22 November 2022.
• “FCI Prepares for Our Next Chapter…,” by Richard Dines, Food Co-op initiative News, Fall 2022
• “Neighboring Food Co-ops spur action on food security goals following White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health,” by Allan Reetz, Hanover Co-op Food Stores, National Co-operative Business Association, Co-op Weekly, 15 November, 2022.
• “Neighboring Food Co-op Association joins regional initiative in support of local organic dairy brands and farms,” National Co-operative Business Association, Co-op Weekly, 14 July, 2022.
• “How Grocery Co-ops across New England Thrived Despite the Pandemic,” by Paige Wolf, Shareable, 2 March 2022.

2021

• “#GOCOOP, People Support Cooperatives; Co-ops Can Too, with Associations,” by Adam Trott, The Co-operative Business Journal, NCBA-CLUSA, Winter 2021
• “Maynard group wants to bring cooperative grocery store to town,” by Calvin Hennick, Boston.com, 6 Sept 2021.
• “Niskayuna Co-op Continues to See Revenue Increase,” by Shenandoah Briere, The Daily Gazette, 25 Mar 2021.

2020

• “Radically Rural: Co-ops – a Key to Rural Resiliency,” by Caroline Tremblay, The Daily Yonder, 10 Nov 2020.
• “Massachusetts Co-op Month Proclamation,” National Co-operative Business Association, Co-op Weekly, 27 October, 2020.
• “Entrepreneurship | Co-ops Fit the Rural Landscape,” by Patrick O’Grady, The Keene Sentinel, 18 Sept 2020.
• “In The Spotlight: Neighboring Food Co-op Association,” by Emily Landenberger, Under the Sun, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op Newsletter, Fall 2020.
• “Let’s Rebuild Co-operatively!,” by Erbin Crowell, Northeast Organic Farming Association, Jul 2020.
• “Community Food Co-ops Are Thriving During the Pandemic,” by Lela Nargi, Civil Eats, 15 May 2020.

2019

• “Building Power in Purpose,” Green Living Journal, Winter 2019.
• “Co-op to Offer Fresh Farm Goods to Four Counties,” by Shweta Karikehalli, The Daily Star, 18 Oct 2019.
• “Making Co-ops Part of the Debate,” Green Living Journal, Fall 2019.
• “Food co-ops meet need for local food from community,” Shane Rogers, Brattleboro Reformer, June 2019.
• “The ABCs of Co-op Impact,” Green Living Journal, Summer 2019.
• “New Chair at the Helm of NCBA-CLUSA,” by Anca Voinea, Co-op News, 16 July 2019
• “The Art of Co-operating,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Living Journal, Spring 2019.
• “Co-ops Key to Developing Successful Local Food System,” by Kari Bradley, VT Digger, 20 Feb 2019.

2018

• “The Employee Ownership Act,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Living Journal, Winter 2018-19.
• “Neighboring Food Co-ops: A Decade of Collective Impact,” by Erbin Crowell, Cooperative Grocer, Nov-Dec 2018.
• “Credit Unions: The Co-op Difference,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Living Journal, Fall 2018.
• “Sustainability through Co-operation,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Living Journal, Spring 2018.
• “Co-ops & Business Education: Language Matters,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Living Journal, Spring 2018.
• “Fiddleheads Celebrates First Decade,” by Lee Howard, The Day, 29 Jan 2018.

2017

• “Your Local Food Co-op: Beyond Good Food,” by Nicholas Monica, Green Living Journal, Winter 2017-18.
• “Co-ops Commit to Sustainability & Inclusion,” Green Living Journal, Summer 2017.
• “What Have Co-ops Been Doing on International Women’s Day?,” by Rebecca Harvey, Co-op News, 8 March 2017.

2016

• “New England Food Co-ops Collaborate to Improve ‘Healthy Food Access’ in their Communities,” Vermont Farm to Plate, Oct 2016.
• “USA Celebrates National Cooperative Month to Show How the Movement Builds a Better World,” by Anca Voinea, Co-op News, 29 September 2016.
• “Expanding Healthy Food Access at New England Co-ops,” by Bonnie Hudspeth, Micha Josephy, Faye Conte, Cooperative Grocer, May-June 2016.

2015

• “One Big Reason REI can Decide to Skip Black Friday,” By Jena McGregor, The Washington Post, 28 Oct 2015.

2014

• “Building a More Sustainable, Co-operative Future — Together,” by Erbin Crowell, Green Living Journal, Winter 2014-15.
• “Food Security & The Roots of Co-operation,” Dec 2014 Newsletter Article
• “Neighboring Food Co-ops Gather in Hanover, NH,” Newsletter Article on NFCA Fall Member Gathering Sept 2014.
• “A hunger for local food: Food co-ops feed trend for supermarket alternatives,” by Beth LaMontagne Hall, NH Business Review, 13 Jun 2014.

2013

• “Farm to Freezer & Beyond: Regional Food Systems & Cross Sector Collaboration,” Cooperative Grocer, Sept 2013.
• “Building on a Legacy of Food Security: Food Co-ops Partner to Increase Healthy Food Access,” Cooperative Grocer, July 2013.
• “Real Pickles & the Path to a Co-operative Economy,” Real Pickles Blog, Aug 2013.
• “Scaling Up the Co-operative Economy,” Community-Wealth.org, 16 May 2013.
• “From the Year of Co-ops to the Co-operative Decade,” Green Energy Times, Apr 2013.

2012

• “Local Hero Profile: Franklin Community Co-op,”CISA Newsletter, Dec 2012.
• “Doing More by Working Together: Launching the New Co-operative Decade,” Farming, Dec 2012.
• “Co-ops Build a Better World,” Green Living Journal, Fall 2012.
• “Bumper Crop of Startup Co-ops,” Cooperative Grocer, Aug 2012.
• “Co-ops & Farmers Working Together,” NOFA NH Newsletter, Autumn 2012.
• “Food Co-ops Thrive in Economic Downturn,” Brattleboro Reformer, Jun 2012.
• “Co-operatives Enjoy Success Despite the Sour Economy,” The Commons Online, Jun 2012.
• “An Audacious Project,” The Commons Online, Jun 2012.
• “Neighboring Food Co-ops Focus on Cross-Sector Collaboration,” Cooperative Grocer, Jun 2012.
• “At the Food Co-op, Tofu, Kale & Cocoa Puffs,” The New York Times, 24 Mar 2012.

Press Releases:

• “UMass Co-operative Enterprise Collaborative Receives International Recognition,” Jul 2015
• “Neighboring Food Co-ops Approve Resolution on Co-op Identity,” Jun 2014.
• “Farm to Freezer: Regionally Grown Frozen Fruits and Vegetables,” Dec 2012.
• “From the Year of Co-ops to the Co-operative Decade,” Dec 2012 – Jan 2013.
• “Celebrate Co-op Month, October 2012,” 1 Oct 2012.
• “Putney Food Co-op Receives Cooperative Excellence Award,” 15 Jun 2012.
• “Neighboring Food Co-ops Join 150 Co-operative Leaders at the White House,” 14 May 2012.
• “Neighboring Food Co-ops Partner to Make Healthy Food Accessible for All,” 12 Mar 2012.

2011

• “Farm to Freezer: City Market Introduces Locally Grown Frozen Veggies,” Seven Days, 21 Dec 2011.
• “2012: Co-operative Enterprises Build a Better World,” Farming: The Journal of Northeast Agriculture, Dec 2011.
• “CDF Establishes Hurricane Irene Co-operative Recovery Fund,” Cooperative Development Foundation, Sep 2011.
• “Building Toward 2012: The International Year of Co-ops,” Green Energy Times, 25 Aug 2011.
• “Farmers & Consumers, Together: The New England Farmers Union and the NFCA,” Cooperative Grocer, #155, Jul-Aug 2011.

2010

• “The Neighboring Food Co-op Association: Collaboration for a Thriving Regional Economy,” The Natural Farmer (Northeast Organic Farming Association), Winter 2010-11.  [Download PDF]
• “The Cooperative Fund of New England,” Green Living Journal, Fall 2010.
• “Thirty-Five Years Growing Co-ops: The Cooperative Fund of New England,” Green Money Journal, Fall 2010.

2009

• “Tipping the Scales for Local Foods,” Cooperative Grocer, #145, Nov-Dec 2009.
• “Something is Happening Here,” Co-op Food Stores, Feb 2009.
• “Planning in Collaboration,” Cooperative Grocer, #140, Jan-Feb 2009