As many of you know, I absolutely adore the food co-ops that I run. In my thought piece today, I explore why the concept of the beloved food co-op is quickly fading, and how I think we can save this very important piece of our consumerist society. From my previous blogs, you may remember that the concept of cooperation is not new. In early human societies, people learned to cooperate and work together to increase their chances of meeting both their individual and tribal needs. Early agriculture saw farmers relying on each other to defend land, harvest crops, build barns, and share equipment.
