Cooperatives

If you are fed up with buying substandard, unethical supermarket foods? Maybe you are tierd of working for a big corperation and just giving your money to another big corperation. Then why not join a cooperative? There are cooperatives all around the world have a look at our list below to see if there is one near to you. If you are a member of a co-operative and would like to get yourself put onto our list please e-mail me. and I will be happy to add you.

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ASIA

Mishref Cooperative Society: Kuwait

National Cooperative consumers' Feeration of India Limited : India

Australia

Alfalfa House   Located in Sydney, designed to provide minimally packaged and minimally processed wholesome food to members.

Good Foods Co-op   In Queensland, they specialize in organic, chemical-free fresh fruit, vegetables, and groceries.

The Griffith University Food Cooperative Providing mostly organic fresh and dried goods, with little packaging. The Cooperative is a non-profit organization that supports local farmers and business. It is owned and organised by students but available to everyone. Local and Ready.

Canada

Co-op Atlantic

CCRI (Campus Co-op Residence Incorporated)--Toronto,

Ebytown Food Co-op--Waterloo, Ontario

The Grainery Food Co-op--Halifax, Nova Scotia

Moose Jaw Co-operative Ltd.--Saskatchewan. Moose Jaw Co-op is a member owned retail co-operative that has been providing Moose Jaw and district with grocery, pharmacy, hardware, sporting goods, fashion, petroleum and agricultural requirements for over 50 years.

Peace Country Co-op--Peace River, Alberta

Steep Hill Food Co-op--Saskatoon, SK

In the UK

On the Eighth Day   Located in Manchester, this vegetarian shop and cafe has been a workers' co-operative (membership restricted to employees) since 1976.

Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op   A regional co-op, with over 145,000 members and 3,000 employees has five divisions: food, motor, travel, funeral and property. 

Suma Wholefoods This worker's cooperative (membership restricted to employees) is the UK's largest wholesaler and distributor of organic and natural foods.

Southside Food Co-op and London Road Food Co-op, located in Bath, Somerset,to find out more visit the Envole website

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The rest of Europe

Italy, ANCC/COOP, Associazione Nazionale Cooperative di Consumatori, Web-site

Germany, Prüfungsverband deutscher Konsum- und Dienstleistungs- genossenschaften e.V.Web-site

Netherlands CoopCodis u.a. Web-site

Finland,SOK Association, Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta Web-site

Denmark, FDB, Faellesfoeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger, Web-site

Luxembourg, Fédération Nationale des Cheminots Entente des COOP Luxembourgeoises, Website

Portugal, FENACOOP, Federaçao Nacional das Cooperativas de Consumo, WebSite

Spain, HISPACOOP,Confederacion Espanola de Cooperativas de Consumidores y Usuarios , Website

Sweden, KF, Kooperativa Förbundet , Website

Hungary, CO-OP HUNGARY (in Hungarian ÁFEOSZ), National Federation of Consumer Co-operatives and Trade Associations , Website

Czech Republic, Union of Czech and Moravian Consumer Cooperatives , Website

Cyprus, ESEL-Spolp LTD, Union of Limassol co-operative societies and Cooperative supply organisation of Limassol-Paphos , Website

Estonia, ETK, Eesti Tarbijateühistute Keskühistu , Website

Ireland, Dublin Food Co-op

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USA

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        ARIZONA

Food Conspiracy Co-op:Tuscon

Gentle Strength Co-op:Tempe

ARKANSAS

Ozark Co Operative Warehouse

Summercorn Foods: Fayetteville

CALIFORNIA

BriarPatch Community Market:Grass Valley

Co-Opportunity: Santa Monica

Davis Food Co-op: Davis

Kresge Food Co-op:Santa Cruz

Palo Alto Co-op Market

Natural and Organic Buying Club:Vallejo

Neighbors United Food Co-op:San Diego

North Coast Co-op (Arcata & Eureka)

Ocean Beach People's Organic Foods Maket

Rainbow Grocery:San Francisco

Sacramento Natural Food Co-op

Ukiah Co-op

Venice Ocean Park Co-op

COLORADO

Boulder Co-op Market

The Food Co-op: Fort Collins

CONNECTICUT

Earth Balance Suffield

DELAWARE

Newark Natural Foods Cooperative

FLORIDA

Brenda's Organics:Kissimmee  

Ever'man Natural Foods: Pensacola

Kissimmee Organic Food Coop

Little River Co-op:Wimauma

New Leaf Market:Tallahasse

Renee's Organic Fresh Market:S.W.Orlando

West Orlando Healthy Families:Orlando

GEORGIA

Daily Groceries Co-op:Athens

Life Grocery:Marietta

Sevananda Natural Foods Cooperative:Atlanta

IDAHO

The Boise Consumer Co-op:Boise

Moscow Food Co-op:Moscow

ILLINOIS

Common Ground Food Cooperative:Champaign

Co-op:Champaign-Urbana

Co-op Markets: Hyde Park (also MR G and 47th St):Chicago

Fruited Plain Cooperative Society:Champaign

Neighborhood Co-op:Carbondale

South Suburban Food Co-op:Matteson

Stone Soup Food Co-opAurora

West Central Illionis Food Cooperative:Galesburg

INDIANA

Bloomingfoods Market & Deli Co-op, Bloomington

Brighton Food Co-op:Brighton

Centre-Inn Food Co-op Goshen

Clear Creek Food Coopereative:West Ricmond

IOWA

Frontier Natural Products Co-op

New Pioneer Bakehouse, Coralville

Oneota Community Food Co-op, Decorah

New Pioneer Co-op: Iowa City, Iowa

KANSAS

 

Community Mercantile Co-op: Lawrence

KENTUCKY

Bread for Life:Hopkinsville

LOUISIANA

Monroe Good Food Group:Monroe

MAINE

Belfast Food Co-op:Belfast

Fair Share Maket: Norway

Rabbit Run Buying Club: Raymond

MARYLAND

Bethesda Co-op:Cabin John

Common Market:Frederick

Glut Food Coop: Mt Rainer

Maryland Food Co-op:College Park

TPSS Food Cooperative:Takoma Park

MASSACHUSSETTS

Berkshire Co-op Market: Great Barrington

Cape Ann Co-op:Gloucester

Green Fields Market: Greenfield

Green Market Farm: New Salem

Harvest Co-operative Supermarkets:Cambridge and Jamaica Plain

River Valley Market: Northampton

MICHIGAN

Cass Corridor Food Co-op:Detroit

Hillsdale Nature GroceryHillsdale

Oryana Natural Food Cooperative: Traverse City

People's Food Co-op:Ann Arbor

Ypsilanti Food Cooperative:Ypsilanti

MINNESOTA

Crow Wing Food Co-op:Brainerd

Good Food Store:Rochester

HAMPDEN PARK CO-OP :St. Paul

Lakewinds Co-op:Minnetonka

Linden Hills Food Co-op:Minneapolis

Mississippi Market:St. Paul

North Country Cooperative Grocery : Minneapolis

Rochester Good Food Co-op:Rochester

Valley Natural Foods Cooperative:Burnsville

The Wedge Co-op:Minneapolis

Whole Foods Community Co-op:Duluth

MISSISSIPPI

None that we could find please e-mail me any you know of

MONTANA

Community Food Co-op, Bozeman

NEBRASKA

Open Harvest Natural Foods Grocery:Lincoln

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Great Bay Food Co-op :Durham, NH

Hanover Consumer Co-op:Hanover

NEW JERSEY

Sussex County Food Co-op, Inc.:Newton

NEW MEXICO

Wild Sage Natural Foods Co-op:Gallup

NEW YORK

4th Street Food Co-op: Manhattan

Abundance Cooperative Market: Rochester

Flatbush Food Co-op: Brooklyn

Greenstar Cooperative: Ithaca

Honest Weight Food Co-op: Albany

Lexington Food Co-op: Buffalo

Park Slope Food Co-op: Brooklyn

Syracuse Real Food Co-op: Syracuse

NORTH CAROLINA

Apairanuts Co-op of Northeastern North Carolina

Durham CO-OP, Durham

French Broad Food Co-op, Asheville 

Haywood Road Market: Asheville

Hendersonville Community Co-op, Hendersonville

Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market:Wilmington

Weaver Street Market, Carrboro

NORTH DAKOTA

Amazing Grains Cooperative,

Grand Forks, North Dakota OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Food Cooperative Organizing Committee

OHIO

Calumet Natural Foods Co-op :Columbus

New Life Food Club:Dayton

Oberlin Food Co-op, Oberlin, Ohio

OREGON

Ashland Food Co-op, Ashland

First Alternative Co-op, Corvallis

• PENNSYLVANIA

East End Food Co-op: Pittsburgh

Mariposa Food Co-op:Philadelphia

Weaver's Way:Philadelphia

Whole Foods Cooperative :Erie

SOUTH DAKOTA

Breadroot CooperativeRapid City

RHODE ISLAND

The Alternative Food Co-op:Wakefield

SOUTH CAROLINA

Share Food Co-op:Six Mile

TENNESSEE

Bomagn Farms:Lebanon

Morningside Buying Club :Liberty

Under the Sun Natural Foods:Shady Valley

TEXAS

Cowtown Natural Food Store and Cooperative:Forth Worth

Health Source Co-op:Fort Worth

Wheatsville Food Co-op:Austin

VERMONT

Brattleboro Food Co-op :Brattleboro

Hunger Mountain Co-op:Montpilier

Northeast Cooperatives, Inc. :Brattleboro - sorry website down.

VIRGINIA

The Arlington Cooperative Organization, Inc.:Arlington

Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op:Roanoke

The Uncommon Market Arlington - website down

WASHINGTON

Community Food Co-op:Bellingham

Central Co-op Grocery:Seattle

Madison Market - Central Co-op Natural Foods:Seattle

Puget Consumers Co-op/PCC Natural Markets

Sno-Isle Natural Foods Co-op

WEST VIRGINIA

Mountain People's Market Co-op and Kitchen:Morgantown

WISCONSIN

Mifflin Street Co-op:Madison

North Farm Cooperative:Madison

Outpost Natural Foods:Milwaukee

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