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Title: |
The Co-op Revolution |
| Sub-title: |
Vancouvers Search for Food Alternatives |
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| By (author): |
Jan DeGrass |
| ISBN10-13: |
198791595X : 9781987915952 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
229x152mm |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Weight: |
.304 Kg. |
| Published: |
Caitlin Press (CA) - June 2019 |
| List Price: |
15.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Memoirs : History of the Americas : Food & society : Agriculture & farming |
| We were undercapitalized, inexperienced, practiced democratic decision-making and some of us smoked dope occasionally. All elements that would make us grow as human beings and as business people. We ran a helluva show. In the spring of 1975, a free-spirited Jan DeGrass backpacked across Canada in search of adventure and greater meaning in life. When she arrived in Vancouver, she met a group of people committed to social change; together they reimagined the food industry in BC. In The Co-op Revolution: Vancouvers Search for Food Alternatives, author and journalist DeGrass writes about her journey as a founding member of the Collective Resource and Services Workers Co-op. Bounding to life during the heady, activist, grant-funded years of 19741980, the CRS Co-op became one of the most successful co-ops in BC and was committed to co-operation and worker ownership. While the decade of the seventies is remembered for its new wave of co-opsusually organized by a free-flowing collection of women and men in their twentiesCRS was unique in its success. Among its many accolades, it created the Tunnel Canary cannery, the Queenright Co-operative Beekeepers, Vancouvers popular Uprising Breads Bakery and a food wholesaler, which later became Horizon Distributors. The economic, political and social skyline of Vancouver was changing. For some, the co-op movement was about crushing capitalism; for others it was simply about buying cheap, wholesome food from people they trusted, and living in communal camaraderie. No matter the pursuit, co-operation was the answer. |
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“The Co-op Revolution tells the fascinating story of how grassroots activists at the vanguard of the 1970s whole-food movement, through hard work and a strong commitment to ‘food for people, not for profit,’ created gender-equitable jobs and sustainable workplaces that left enduring legacies.” —Kate Bird, author of Vancouver in the Seventies: Photos from a Decade That Changed the City
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“The Co-op Revolution is the story of a small tribe of people working to make their dreams and beliefs a practical reality. Times have changed, dreams have evolved, but it’s increasingly important to remember an era gone by that sourced so much of what we take for granted in our lives today. Get comfy, crack open a jar of your favourite preserves and enjoy this taste of history.” —Rick Scott, musician
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