Tristaun LeClaire always had a knack for food. During college, he worked in restaurant kitchens in Napa Valley. Later, he worked as the chef at a naturopath’s health retreats, where…
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Community Owned Natural Foods Grocery

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Tristaun LeClaire always had a knack for food. During college, he worked in restaurant kitchens in Napa Valley. Later, he worked as the chef at a naturopath’s health retreats, where…
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Maple Valley Cooperative is a co-op of fifteen maple syrup producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, New York, and Vermont, as well as one partner-member on the East Coast. The…
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During the three weekends of our Celebration of Co-ops, our demo team has been focused on co-op-produced foods. This weekend (March 4 to 6), you can try a variety of dairy…
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Equal Exchange is an employee-owned cooperative that markets food from farmer cooperatives. A pioneer in the fair trade movement, Equal Exchange has challenged traditional trade models for over 20 years….
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It’s been a long, dark winter, but never fear, Irish Soda Bread Season is here.
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Organic Valley is a dairy cooperative owned by 1,770 organic farmers. The co-op builds and maintains a regional network of farms, helping farmers transition to organic when necessary.
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Long before settlers arrived with the first European honey bee or began importing and growing sugar cane, Native Americans were already producing maple syrup. Today, science shows that maple syrup is one of our most sustainable superfoods available.
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La Riojana is a farmer-owned co-op in northwest Argentina that has over 500 members, most of whom are small-scale grape farmers with less than seven acres of vineyards. We began…
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During the three weekends of our Celebration of Co-ops, our demo team will focus on co-op-produced foods. This weekend (February 26 to 28), you can try Salemville Amish blue cheese…
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Walter Carol from La Riojana winery, a cooperative in Argentina, discusses the benefits of our direct, co-op to co-op trade.
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