A Tale of Two Co-ops in Two Cities

Leah Halliday and Michèle Foster

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020, vol. 9, issue 2

Abstract: Conceived in support of the Louisville Association of Cooperative Economics (LACE), this paper pre­sents case studies of two different food coopera­tives serving communities of color. After establish­ing a brief history of food cooperatives, we explore the expansion efforts of Seward Community Co-op, a long-standing and well-established coopera­tive in a predominantly White area of Minneapolis, Minnesota, into a more diverse area of the city. Next, we explore the Mandela Grocery Co-op in Oakland, California, a relatively new, worker-owned cooperative. We then discuss several points to consider in the development of new co-ops that emerge from these cases. See the press release for this article.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; Community/Rural/Urban Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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