166 May-June 2013

Issue Number:

166

Issue Months:

May-June

Issue Year:

2 013

Issue's Articles

Title	Issue	Date
Governing with Excellence, Using Awareness and Discipline BY Thane Joyal Why is it that some of our retail food cooperative boards really make a powerful difference in their communities, while others flounder?	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
Seven Steps to Re-energize Your Cooperative Culture BY Adam Schwartz "Culture is to an organization what water is to a fish—it is the environment that exists all around us."	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
Sales Tax: Not Simple BY Sage Turner I joined the French Broad Food Co-op team in 2009. Sales had been plummeting for five consecutive years.	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
Wheatsville's BIG Direction BY Dan Gillotte, Rose Marie Klee	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
Bowers Fund Helps Grow Co-ops BY Staff Thanks to co-ops' support of the Bowers Fund, approximately 20 -people receive scholarships to the attend CCMA conference (Consumer Cooperative Management Association) each year.	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
Building a Cooperative of Independent Natural Food Retailers BY Staff Cooperative Grocer: Congratulations on the Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) (www.naturalfoodretailers.net) g	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
A Touchstone Event for Startup Co-ops BY Ellen Michel As hosts of the annual "Up and Coming, Up and Running Food Co-op Conference," participants from Bloomingfoods Market and Deli Cooperative (Bloomington, Ind.) are keenly aware of the many challenges	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
NCGA Debuts Co+op Kitchen Videos BY National Co+op Grocers When it comes to cooking at home, choosing the right ingredients and understanding basic kitchen skills can make the difference between a good meal and an amazing one.	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013
Growing Our Future BY Dave Gutknecht Cooperatives have a great thing going—let's share and grow it! But it's never that simple.	166 May-June 2013	June 3, 2013