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Since 1973, your North Coast Co-op has been a member-owned consumer food cooperative in Northern California operating two full-service grocery stores in Arcata and Eureka. Your North Coast Co-op has a production bakery and deli serving good food without artificial ingredients and using organic or natural ingredients whenever possible.

Your North Coast Co-op is locally committed to good food. It is important to provide our community with healthful food, nutritional education and demonstrate environmental responsibility through the products we sell and the services we provide.
Everyone can shop and anyone can join the Co-op!

You Can Be An Owner

One idea that is rarely practiced is the idea that the people can be owners of the business they choose to shop at. This Co-op is locally grown and member owned! With over 12,000 members, a high percentage of our community believes in the cooperative spirit.

In the tradition of their founders, cooperative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility, and caring for others. As a cooperative business, we adhere to these seven principles:

1 Voluntary and open membership.
2 Democratic member control.
3 Member economic participation.
4 Autonomy and independence.
5 Education, training, and information.
6 Cooperation among cooperatives.
7 Concern for community.


Like other consumer co-ops in this country, the Co-op has led the way in promoting organic farming, the importance of supporting local products, the advantages of buying bulk foods, the benefits of recycling and reducing waste, the importance of accurate product information, and the buying power of consumers informed about the food they eat and the impacts of their choices.

Way back in 1973 some of these ideas were a bit radical, but these ideas are now practiced in one way or another by every other “natural” food store.

Our Member Linkages Department welcomes your comments and suggestions about this web site. Contact us!
 

Read It Online!

 
Summer 2009 Cover

Co-op News Summer 2009
(This is a very large file. Not recommended for dial-up.)

Section 1, pages 1-13
Section 2, pages 14-18 (Cooking Class & Workshop Schedule)
Section 3, pages 19-28

Questions or comments? Contact Newsletter Coordinator, Jacque Torres, at (707) 826-8670 ext. 120.

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Run for the Board

Click here to download the application or pick one up at Customer Service in either store. Deadline to apply: August 1, 2009. Contact Valerie Davis for more information at (707) 826-8670 ext. 135.
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Eureka Store Improvements

Sutti Proposal

Phases I, II, IV Given the Green Light
Phases 1, 2, and 4 of the Eureka Store Improvements project have been approved by the North Coast Co-op Board of Directors.

As of May 21, the floral display at the entrance to the Eureka Store has been removed. We think you'll agree that this one small step is a drastic improvement.

The Customer Service desk and two registers are scheduled to be moved on June 25 and 26. This change will put the Customer Service desk closer to the last register and remove the first register, making way for seating near the deli.

We'll continue to post updates here. Check back often!

Want to learn more? Want to give your input?
Find a large floor plan of the proposed improvements at the entrance to the Eureka store or click here to download an informational pamphlet or read the article on page 22 of the Co-op News. Contact David Lippman at (707) 826-8670 ext. 124.
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Eat Local Challenge 2009

The North Coast Co-op is once again challenging the community to eat more locally during the month of September. The Eat Local Challenge has many levels from the fanatically extreme to the conveniently fun!

Sign ups begin August 1 at the
Co-op and at select Farmers’ Markets.

We’ll have a downloadable Eat Local Challenge Resource packet available in July. For now, check out pages 8-10 of the Co-op News Summer 2009! Click here.

For information, contact Jacque Torres at (707) 826-8670 ext. 120.

 
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Members Out Loud Online!
The Board of Directors and the Management Team of the Co-op invite feedback and comments from members about Co-op operations and other food related topics. If you would like to post a comment on the Web Log click here. If you saw something in the Co-op News that you'd like to respond to, click here to be a part of the ongoing dialog, or send an email to jacquetorres@northcoastco-op.com.

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We did it again! In March of 2009 the Co-op was recertified as an organic retailer by CCOF, a third party certifying agency. The North Coast Co-op is the first food co-op on the West Coast, and the only food retailer in California north of the Bay Area, to be certified organic!

Our certifier, CCOF, inspected both stores and verified that the North Coast Co-op handles all certified organic products in accordance with federal regulations from the delivery truck to your basket. CCOF is your assurance that your Co-op properly handles all certified organic products!

 

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