Directory of Local Food Cooperatives in Other States
These are coops operating under principles similar to the Oklahoma Food Cooperative in other states.
Nebraska Food Cooperative , Bringing local food to your table, Lincoln, Nebraska
Crosstimbers Food Cooperative Connecting North Texas customers with farmers and crafts people, Denton, Texas
West Michigan Cooperative Know your farmer! Grand Rapids, Michigan
Idaho's Bounty Cooperative Local food for local people, Ketchum, Idaho
Wichita Food Coop Located in Wichita, Kansas
High Plains Food Coop High Plains and the Rocky Mountain Front Range area, St. Francis, Kansas.
Ottawa Valley Food Coop the Ottawa Valley of Ontario, Canada, 11 pick-up sites.
Niagara Local Food Coop , pick-up site in Thorold, serving the Niagara Falls area of Ontario.
Iowa Food Coop operating out of Ames, Iowa.
Lehigh Valley Food Coop -- Emmaus, Bethlehem, Allentown, Easton, and Macungie, Pennsylvania.
Squash Blossom Market -- Kansas City, Missouri
Massachusetts Local Food -- Sterling, MA
Bountiful Sprout -- Wimberley, Texas
Six Rivers Market -- Sandpoint, Idaho
These groups are conducting organizing campaigns to start cooperatives that will operate on principles similar to the Oklahoma Food Cooperative in their areas:
Bountiful Earth -- central Massachusetts
Lake County Community Coop -- LCCC Wiki -- Lake County, California
If you would like to list your operating local food cooperative or your organizing campaign here, email prez@oklahomafood.coop .
For information on how to start a local food cooperative in your area, visit this page of our website: http://oklahomafood.coop/organizing.php .
After reading this online information, our president, Bob Waldrop, would be happy to answer any questions you may have. He is available to conduct workshops in others areas to jump start an organizing campaign. Email him at prez@oklahomafood.coop . Groups can come to Oklahoma City and visit our delivery day and meet with key personnel and we can organize special workshops for them..
Join our discussion group: We maintain a discussion group for people interested in forming local food coops on the Oklahoma plan in their areas. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/localfoodcoops/ .
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