Co-Op Grocery Stores Expand Their Mission to Equity and Food Justice
Addressing food justice and racial equity are important components of the co-op movement.
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Why Doesn’t Chicago Have More Co-Op Grocery Stores?
WBEZ published this piece on the history of co-op grocery stores ranging from the Great Depression to today's local food movement.
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Shared Harvest No Longer Pursuing Ace Hardware Site
In October 2017 the Shared Harvest board of directors decided to step away from the Ace Hardware site due to extensive and cost-prohibitive structural issues.
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‘Farm to Table’ dinner to benefit Elgin food co-op
Shared Harvest’s 2017 Farm to Table dinner was held on the promenade adjacent the Fox River in downtown Elgin.
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Elgin Shared Harvest grocery co-op backers seeking seed money
In 2016 Shared Harvest embarked on a campaign to raise funds needed to get the co-op up and running at the former site.
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Shared Harvest food co-op backers want up to $500,000 grant from Elgin
In June 2016 the Courier-News (Chicago Tribune) covered our capital campaign to raise funds for our former prospective site.
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Elgin food co-op ‘extremely promising,’ expert says
On May 30, 2016, the Daily Herald covered our former prospective site on Spring Street.
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Jacqueline Hannah Presents to Elgin City Council
Jacqueline Hannah of Food Cooperative Initiative presented to City Council on why Shared Harvest is a great fit for Elgin and surrounding community.
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G2G Research Market Study
Key findings from our 2014 Market Study focusing on evaluation of proposed sites in Elgin and a sales forecast analysis.
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