Dave Gutknecht
Dave Gutknecht has been editor of Cooperative Grocer magazine since its founding in 1985.
Author's Articles
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Welcome to a new era, one of expanded possibilities for cooperatives as well as overall economic decline. Readers will be familiar with this message, even if resisting its conclusions. |
136 may - june - 2008 | July 20, 2010 |
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Annual milestones and awards of recognition are noted here, with some food co-ops in year one and others now at age 40. |
149 July - August - 2010* | July 15, 2010 |
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Surrounded by the rolling hills of southern Indiana, some 360 co-op board members, managers, staff, trainers and others attended the 2010 Consumer Cooperative Management Association ( |
149 July - August - 2010* | July 15, 2010 |
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Spend most earnings now, or invest more in the future—what is the proper balance? We can see, in the current financial mess, some consequences of imbalance. |
148 May - June - 2010 | June 4, 2010 |
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As shown again in this issue, food co-ops operate in the crosscurrents of dynamic local revival and deep national problems: Slow Food and junk food. Slow Money and accelerating debt. |
147 March - April - 2010 | March 22, 2010 |
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During 1990, long-standing but little noticed regulatory threats to member labor and member loan programs were carried out against cooperatives. |
032 January - February - 1991 | January 26, 2010 |
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Although cooperatives have pioneered in building organics and local food production, we have a long way to go before we’ll know what a sustainable food system looks like. |
144 September - October - 2009 | January 5, 2010 |
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These may actually be good circumstances for cooperatives. |
145 November - December - 2009 | January 5, 2010 |
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Are cooperatives ready for new challenges? They are receiving greater attention as a democratic means for addressing social and economic needs—and those needs are growing. |
146 January - February - 2010 | January 5, 2010 |
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On November 18, dotCoop, the sponsor of the .coop domain name, announced its first Global Awards for Cooperative Excellence. |
146 January - February - 2010 | December 31, 2009 |
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Workplace democracy and worker-owned cooperatives are strongly recommended in Michael Moore’s latest documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story.” One such business, Alvarado Street Bakery, is highlight |
145 November - December - 2009 | November 19, 2009 |
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In September, the cause of extending organic certification standards to personal care items—soaps, lotions, and the like—got a significant boost from the Certification, Accreditation, and Complianc |
145 November - December - 2009 | November 18, 2009 |
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KEY POINTS: *Buying local is very important, primarily for reinforcing the local economy. |
144 September - October - 2009 | October 10, 2009 |
| 143 July - August - 2009 | October 6, 2009 | |
| 142 May - June - 2009 | September 1, 2009 | |
| 143 July - August - 2009 | July 2, 2009 | |
| 142 May - June - 2009 | May 20, 2009 | |
| 141 March - April - 2009 | March 20, 2009 | |
| 137 July - August - 2008 | March 18, 2009 | |
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In Part 1, "Turning Points and Lessons," I discussed the decline of two major cooperatives -- the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley (C.C.B.) stores and DANCe (Distributing Alliance of the Northcoun |
019 October - November - 1988 | January 31, 2009 |