Community and the Corner Store

Nov 1, 2020 | Board News

Community and the Corner Store Jaime Magiera originally appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of the Old Fourth Ward Newsletter Growing up in a Downriver Detroit neighborhood, I was blessed with a lot of options for entertainment and interaction with others. There were...

Board President on the Radio

Oct 21, 2020 | Board News

The PFC Board of Directors President, Jaime Magiera, was recently interviewed on Very Ann Arbor Radio, talking about PFC and the cooperative business model. Listen below! (starts at 6:50 and ends at 24:50) Very Detroit Radio · Very Ann Arbor Radio “Consume...

Membership is Ownership

Sep 16, 2020 | Board News

Adapted from an article by Marilyn Scholl  l  Cooperative Grocers Network (May/June 2008) Cooperative ownership is an economic model that can create great benefits for our communities and member-owners. The cooperative model is powerful if we focus proper attention on...

Touring Michigan Food Co-ops

Jul 19, 2020 | Board News

by Ray Anderson  l  originally appeared in March 2020 PFC Newsletter As Peoples Food Co-op Ann Arbor nears its 50th Anniversary come July of 2021, it is interesting to reflect on the early co-op years of the late 1960’s and the beginning of the 1970’s which spawned a...

Board Response and Community Support During COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020 | Board News

Dear People’s Food Co-op Members, We’re reaching out to let you know what the board is doing to support our members and the greater community during the COVID-19 health crisis. First, we’re maintaining constant communication with our General Manager to ensure...