Five myths about co-ops
For those who haven't held membership at other co-ops, or for whom a co-op is a new idea, here are some common myths.
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2023 Downtown Elgin Farmers Market
Take in views of the Fox River while enjoying fresh food, local products, live music and more!
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2023 Shared Harvest Spring Picnic Recap
Our co-op community created some fun memories together at our 2023 Spring Picnic.
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RSVP for Shared Harvest’s 2023 Spring Potluck Picnic
We’re celebrating Spring with an outdoor potluck picnic to bring together owner/members and supporters in person.
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Upcoming Events: Spring 2023
Are you ready for Spring? We certainly are – and here are some reasons to be excited. Mark your calendar for these events with Shared Harvest.
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How suburban food co-ops are ‘bearing fruit’ after years of organizing
News on our friends at Prairie Food Co-op in Lombard and The Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock.
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Watch out, big grocery chains – co-ops are coming
Competition and innovations by co-ops increase options for customers and soften the blow of consolidation, like recent mergers of large grocery chains.
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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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