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A food cooperative or '''food co-op''' is a grocery store organized as a Cooperative . Food cooperatives are usually Consumers' Cooperative s and are owned by their members. Food cooperatives follow the 7 Cooperative Principles . The cooperative movement started in the 1840s and the first notable food cooperative was in Rochdale, England , started by industrial weavers. The cooperative movement saw a resurgence in the United States in the 1970s when many "second wave" cooperatives started. The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) is a Cooperative Federation in the United States that is composed of 108 food cooperatives. SEE ALSO |
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