 | Food Co-ops in America: Communities, Consumption, and Economic Democracy This book examines the economic and democratic ideals of food cooperatives, showing what the histories of food co-ops tells us about our rights as consumers, how we can practice democracy and community, and how we might do business differently. Anne Meis Knupfer is Professor of Cultural Foundations at Purdue University. She is the author of three books, including The Chicago Black Renaissance and Women's Activism , and coeditor most recently of The Educational Work of Women's Organizations, 1890-1960. Half of the royalties from Food Co-ops in America are going to Food Co-op Initiative, which assists poorer communities in starting food co-ops. Their website is: http://www.foodcoopinitiative.coop/. |
