Introduction : a democratic impulse
Food co-operatives before the Depression
Food co-operatives, 1930s to 1950s
Ithaca Consumer Co-operative Society
The Hyde Park Co-operative Society
Hanover Consumer Co-operative Society
Adamant Food Co-operative and Putney Food Co-operative
Food co-operatives, 1960s to 1990s
North Coast co-operatives in Arcata, Eureka, and Fortuna
New Pioneer Co-operative Society
Co-operatives in the Twin Cities
Epilogue : the age of the "organic-industrial complex."