This is where you will find all of NCGA's press releases.
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Iowa City, Iowa (May 20, 2008) — Planning your wedding? Don’t forget to incorporate something old, something new, something borrowed, and something...green? According to National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative representing 110 natural food co-ops nationwide, couples can make their weddings greener without increasing cost or hassle.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (May 5, 2008) — National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative representing natural food co-ops nationwide, today announced the addition of its 110th member: Springfield Food Co-op in Springfield, VT. (www.springfieldfoodcoop.com )
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Iowa City, Iowa (April 29, 2008) — With planting season underway in many parts of the nation, National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) wants consumers to know that a recent deregulation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will enable farms to plant potentially harmful, genetically engineered (GE) sugar beet seeds.
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Iowa City, Iowa (April 15, 2008) — Food has long been associated with American holidays. Cookouts for Independence Day. Turkey (or tofurkey) for Thanksgiving Day. Why not local and organic food for Earth Day?
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Iowa City, Iowa (March 15, 2008) — Organic food sales are increasing annually by nearly 20 percent. As consumers become more conscientious of their food purchases, they may also find themselves more confused by the information on their food labels.
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Iowa City, Iowa (April 14, 2008) — Instead of relying on ingredient labels to learn about what’s in your food, why not find out directly from a farmer? As consumer demand grows for local, organic and natural foods, National Cooperative Grocer Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative representing 110 food co-ops nationwide, suggests consumers get more connected with their food by experiencing the healthful and economic benefits of joining the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Feb. 28, 2008) — The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative representing 109 food co-ops nationwide, today is reporting its member stores achieved more than $945 million in sales in 2007.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Feb. 27, 2008) — Think you’re just purchasing rice when you reach for that box on the grocery store shelf? When purchasing packaged foods, you pay for more than just what’s inside the box. The amount consumers pay also includes packaging and, in many cases, advertising. On the other hand, purchasing products from bulk bins allows consumers to reduce the amount of packaging that ends up in landfills while getting their favorite foods at typically lower prices and in exactly the amount they need.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Feb. 4, 2008) — Thinking about flowers and chocolates for your Valentine this year? The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), which represents 109 natural food co-ops across the nation, suggest romantics also consider celebrating Feb. 14 with heart healthy foods for you and your loved one.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Jan. 15, 2008) — The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), which represents 109 natural food co-ops across the nation, condemns today’s assessment by the Food and Drug Administration allowing for cloned animals into the nation’s food supply.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Jan. 14, 2008) — At the grocery store, when the check out clerk asks, “paper or plastic?,” what’s the more ecologically sound choice? Consider this: About 14 million trees are used annually to make paper bags for Americans. And, it takes 12 million barrels of oil to make a year’s worth of plastic bag. The National Co-op Grocers Association (NCGA), which represents 109 natural food co-ops across the nation suggests the choice should be: “Neither.”
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (Oct. 8, 2007) —In the first-ever Cooperate for Community! contest, judges recently named Joseph Kiefer, Barbara Eiswerth and Juanita Nelson as the individuals whose work in the area of sustainable food most exemplifies the cooperative spirit. Presented by National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative representing 110 food co-ops nationwide, the winner and two finalists will each receive a donation to the nonprofit of their choice.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (October 4, 2007) – The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) today announced it is partnering with Hanover Consumer Co-op, PCC Natural Markets and Unified Grocers on a pilot program exploring the implementation of the organic industry’s first system-wide, retailer-based organic fraud detection and prevention program.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Sept. 25, 2007) — October is National Co-op Month, a time set aside to celebrate the positive economic and social impact of a co-op on a community. The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) – a business services cooperative for 110 consumer-owned food co-ops – suggests community members consider joining or learn more about a variety of other helpful types of co-ops during the month.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Sept. 24, 2007) — The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) today announced it is calling on its member co-ops’ suppliers and vendors nationwide to help raise funds for family farmers in the upper Midwest affected by the historic floods that devastated portions of the area last month.
