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Agricultural_marketing_cooperatives

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CressetCommunityFarm（CCF）isabiodynamicfarmlocatedonthebanksoftheBigThompsonRiversixmileseastofLoveland,Colorado,withabeautifulviewoftheRockyMountains.Thenon-profitCressetFarmDevelopmentInitiative（CFDI）stewardsthelandandsupportseducational,cultural,therapeutic,andsocialactivitiescenteredinfarmlife.ThefarmersareUrsulaandLawrenceHolmes.

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//www.eurepgap.org/fruit/Languages/English/committees.html

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//www.clevelandfoodcoop.org/

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//www.wedge.coop/produce/our-growers

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ShoppingattheLargeSupermarketsPaulineKennyTherearemanylarge,American-style,supermarketsinItaly.YouwillfindseveraloftheseinTuscany.OnepopularchainisIpercoop（pronouncedEE-pehr-cohp）.ThesmallerversionsofthissamechainarecalledCoop.YouwillfindtheseinSwitzerlandtoo.Largesupermarketsarelocatedoutsideofthehistorictowncenters,inthenewpartsoftown,usuallyalongamainroad.Theyhavebigparkinglotsandareevensometimespartofa"mall".ThesesupermarketsworkexactlylikeoursintheUS,exceptforthefollowingthreethings.1.Youneeda1Eurocointogetashoppingcart.Theshoppingcartsarekeptoutside,sometimesinfrontofthestore,sometimesofftothesidesomewhere.Theyarechainedtogether.Toreleaseacart,youputa1eurocoininaslotonthehandleofthecart,wherethechainisattached.Pushingthecoinintothisslotcausesthechaintoreleaseandyoutakethecart.Youcanseethecoinsittingthereintheslot.Whenyouhavefinishedyourshopping,returnthecartandpushthechainconnectorfromanothercartintoyourcartandthecoinpopsout.Keepthecoininyourcarsothatyoualwayshaveonereadytouse.Note:

UntilJanuary2002youneededa500lirecoinforthecarts.Somecartshavetwoslotsinthecoinmechanism;oneusedforthe500lirecoin,theotherforthe1eurocoin.Usuallytheslotfortheeurocoinisonthebottom,wherethelockis.Clickheretoseeacompletedemonstrationoftheshoppingcartcoinmechanism.2.Youmustweighandpriceallyourfruitsandvegetables.Inthefruitandvegetablesectionyouwillfindplasticglovesandplasticbags.Putonaglovetopickuptheproduce,putyourproduceinthebagandthengotothescaleandplacethebagonthescale.Abovethescaletherewillbeapanelwithpicturesofthevariousfruitandvegetables.Pressthecorrectselectionandastickylabelprintsout.Putthisonyourbag.ThephotototherightshowstheweighingscaleinalargeCoopnearSinalunga,Tuscany.Thesignabovethescaletellsyouhowtouseit.Ihavetranslatedthesignbelow.Totherightofthescaleisarollofplasticbags.Underthatisacontainerofplasticgloves.Throwawaytheglovewhenyouaredoneshoppinginthissection.Thesignabovetheplasticgloves,inItalianandEnglish,says:

-Servitevi-Permotivid'Igiene-NonToccare-LaMerce-SelfService-forreasonsofhygiene-DoNotTouch-themerchandise.RememberthephraseNONTOCCARE（DoNotTouch）;youwillseeitonhandwrittensignsinsmallfruitandvegetableshops.TranslationofWeighingScaleInstructionsItalian:

PesaturaSelf-ServiceE'TuttoMoltoSemplice1.ChiudiilSacchetto2.Mettilosullabilancia3.Premiiltastocorrispondentealprodottoacquistato4.AttaccaloscontrinoadesivosulsacchettoEnglish:

Self-ServiceWeighingItisallverysimple1.Closethebag2.Putitonthescale3.Pressthekeycorrespondingtothepurchasedproduct4.AttachtheadhesivepricetagtothebagAftersayingallthis,Ifeelobligedtomentionthatatleastonceoneverytripwehaveforgottentodothisandarriveatthecashregisterwithoneandsometimesallofourfruitandvegetablesnotpriced.Thecashierthentakesthebagsbacktothefruitandvegetablesectionandweighsthemforus.Veryembarrassing.Andsometimestherearenopicturesonthescale,justthenamesinItalian.Beprepared.3.Youmustbagyourowngroceriesandsometimesyouhavetopayextraforthebags.Noonewillbewaitingtohelpyoubagyourgroceries.Thecashierjustslidesthemdownintothebaggingarea.Theyhaveaninterestingdividerthatletsthelastpersonfinishbaggingtheirswhileyoursarebeingrungup.Somestoreshavepilesofplasticbagsandyoutakewhatyouneed.Otherstoreschargeyouasmallamountforeachbagandthecashiergivesthemtoyouwhileringingupyourorder.Sometimesthereisapileofbagsatthecheckoutandyoutakewhatyouneedandtellthecashierhowmany,soyoucanbechargedforthem.Itisbesttohaveonepersontohandlethepayingandanothertodothebagging.Youcanbringbagswithyou（wealwaystravelwithoneclothshoppingbag）andyoucanloadsomelargeritemsdirectlyintoyourcartandtakethatouttoyourcar.AFewOtherNotesTheCOOPstoresdon'talwaystakecreditcards,somakesureyouhavecash.Theyusetheirowncreditcard.ThelargerstoresusuallyhaveatATMnearby.StoreLocationsHereareafewnotesaboutthelargesupermarketswehaveusedonourtrips.SouthernTuscany:

IfyouaregoingtosouthernTuscany,nearMontepulciano,thereisalargesupermarketattheChiusi-ChiancianoTermeexitfromtheA1.ExittheA1andfollowthesignstoMontepulciano（west）.Youwillseethesupermarketonyourleft.SouthernTuscany:

ThereisalsooneoutsideofSinalunga,justsouthoftheSiena-Bettolehighway,beforeyougettoSinalunga.ChiantiRegionofTuscany:

IfyouaregoingtotheChiantiregion,thereisalargesupermarketinPoggibonsi.Umbria:

InnorthernUmbria,thereisalargesupermarketontheeasternoutskirtsofUmbertide.Remember,youdonotabsolutelyneedthelargesupermarkets.Mostvillageshaveverygoodshopswitheverythingyouneed.R:

TuscanyNet.TheyhavealistingofalltheCoopstores（foodstores）inTuscany!

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Fruitandvegetableco-opcollapsesafterlossofTescocontractMonday,23February200911:

18NewsDublinMeathGrowers（DMG）,a€28millionco-operativeofabout50fruitandvegetableproducingfarmersinIreland,isbeingclosedasaresultoflosingakeyaccountwithTescoIreland.Itisbelievedalmost80jobswillgoasthefruitandvegetablesupplierinDublinwindsdownit‘soperation.ThecompanyrelieduponacontractwithTescoIrelandwhichtookupmorethan90percentofthesociety’savailableproduce.Tescohasnowmovedtoanothersupplier.SeamusBanim,communicationsmanagerwithTescoIreland,confirmedthattheretailerwasnolongersourcingproducefromthesociety.‘‘OtherarrangementsareinthemakingwithanotherIrishcompany.Therewillbenoimpactongrowers,”hesaid.Marks&SpencerwerealsosuppliedbyDMGbutthiswillnotbeenoughtomaintaintheoperationinit’scurrentformat.AccountsforDMGshowithadaccumulatedlossesofmorethan€54,000attheendof2007,comparedwithaccumulatedprofitsofalmost€95,000ayearearlier.Theco-operativeopenedanew€4.8millionpacking,storageandgradingfacilitylastSeptember,whichhasobviouslytakenconsiderableinvestment.75peoplewereemployedbeforeChristmas,butitisunderstoodthat50peoplehavealreadybeenlaidoff,andfurtherlayoffswilltakeplacethisweek.Thefarmerownedco-operativewasestablishedin1987,anditsmembershavemorethan2,000acresoflandproducingfruitandvegetables.OneYearMagazine

[订阅]WikipediaAtomfeedDublinFoodCo-opFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaTheDublinFoodCo-opisavegetarianfoodco-operativelocatedinTheLibertiesareaofDublin,Ireland,whichdealsprimarilyinorganicwholefoodproduce.Basedinalargeformerwarehouse,theCo-opalsoprovidesavenueforanumberofcommunityandmarketevents.Operatingforover27years,theco-op'sfoundingpre-datesthemorerecentpopularityoffarmers'markets[1]anditemphasisesitsdistinctivenesswiththeslogan"Muchmorethanafarmers'market!

".[2]Contents[hide]1History2Activities3Distinctiveness4References5Externallinks[edit]HistoryTheco-operativewasformedin1983byindividualsinvolvedinthecampaignagainsttheconstructionofanuclearpowerplantatCarnsorePointinCountyWexford.[3][4]T