Featured Newsletters
Spring 2019
Bulk & Plastic. It is pretty common knowledge that our consumer lifestyle in the developed and developing world is the source for the islands of plastic now floating in our oceans. We have come to rely on this petroleum based... More »
Fall 2016
COOPERATIVES AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY: CRUCIAL FOR SURVIVALThis July and August, several cooperative workers from Olympia are visiting CECOSESOLA, a huge network of cooperatives in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, marking the second exchange with our friends in the cooperative movement there.... More »
June & July 2012
AN EXCERPT FROM EXCHANGE WITH CECOSESOLAThis article was originally published as a blog entry where you can access more posts about this exchange. In many ways, los reuniones de gestión resemble collective meetings at the Olympia Food Co-op: they... More »
February & March 2007
PRODUCT IMAGES AND THE CO-OP, AN EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVEFebruary and March honor the cultures and legacies of African Americans and women by declaring these months as national heritage months (there are also other heritage months throughout the year). So it... More »
October & November 2006
SHOULD THE CO-OP ACCEPT CREDIT & DEBIT CARDS?The Co-op does not accept credit or debit cards for payment. Back in 1999, we did extensive research to explore whether or not we should add this option at the cash registers.... More »
August & September 2006
ORGANIC: FROM THE GROUND UPSummer is here again, and along with it, the local growing season. A time of year when the amount of sun is measured instead of rain; when people can be seen spending time outside, in... More »
