Tag Archives: COOP

Food without the baggage

Whether it is straws, coffee cups or candy wrappers, the trash we create adds up. The average American produces 4.4 pounds of waste each day, equating to 1,606 pounds a year, according to a 2013 Environmental Protection Agency report.  Rob Greenfield, environmental activist, illustrated this statistic by strapping every piece of trash he used onto his body and carrying it ... Read More »

Stevens Point Co-op Rejects Possibility of New Statewide Bill

A change in legislature may affect cooperative members statewide. The Senate Bill 281, Assembly Bill 353, allows for cooperatives, also known as co-ops, to make changes to their bylaws that were once seen as illegal. According to the Wisconsin Farmers Union, the changes would have about 20 percent of co-op board members be replaced by investors or other outsiders. Members ... Read More »

Stevens Point Co-Op Now Managed By Members

The Stevens Point Area Co-Op is under the new management of co-op members. The co-op is a local cooperative style grocery store with a mission of providing high-quality foods for its members at the lowest price possible. Membership entails a 15 percent discount and is available to the public for $40 per household per year. Melissa Haack, collective manager at the ... Read More »