Natural Foods Cooperatives

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General Manager...............................Sue Miller
Board President.................................Pat Knapp

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................75
Number of fulltime employees............2
Number of parttime employees...........4

Chequamegon Food Cooperative
215 Chappel Ave.
Ashland, WI 54806
County: Ashland
Telephone..........715-682-8251
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Linda Rise
Board President.................................Fritz Wildbush

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................350
Number of fulltime employees............3
Number of parttime employees...........1

Community Co-op Shopping Cntr- Fairchild
241 N. Front
Fairchild, WI 54741
County: Eau Claire
Telephone..........715-334-4141
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Elaine Duge
Board President.................................Charles Will

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............3
Number of parttime employees...........3

Connorsville Co-op Grocery
Rt. 2 Box 54A
Boyceville, WI 54725
County: Dunn
Telephone..........715-643-7141
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Arlene McClelland
Board President.................................Nancy Roney

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................123
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........3

Consumers Cooperative Association
P.O. Box 3155
1201 Hastings Way
Eau Claire, WI 54701-3155
County: Chippewa
Telephone..........715-876-8710
Fax.....................715-836-8712

General Manager...............................Richard Lambrecht
Board President.................................Robert Sather

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................3000
Number of fulltime employees............118
Number of parttime employees...........160

Eagle Heights Food Cooperative
611 Eagle Heights
Madison, WI 53705
County: Dane
Telephone..........608-262-3414
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Marilee Hartley
Board President.................................

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........2

Iron River Grocery Cooperative
P.O.Box 8
Iron River, WI 54847
County: Bayfield
Telephone..........715-372-4264
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Randy S. Back
Board President.................................Jim Rau

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................2000
Number of fulltime employees............11
Number of parttime employees...........17

Island City Food Cooperative Inc.
1155 6th Ave. P.O. Box 152
Cumberland, WI 54829
County: Barron
Telephone..........715-822-8233
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Martha Cordes
Board President.................................Judy Owen

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........4

Kickapoo Exchange
Box 117
Gays Mills, WI 54631
County: Crawford
Telephone..........608-735-4544
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Joan Francis
Board President.................................Dave Hackett

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................141
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........3

Lakeshore Whole Foods Cooperative
13922 Melnik Road
Maribel, WI 54227
County: Manitowoc
Telephone..........414-755-4136
Fax.....................414-755-4061

General Manager...............................Pat Meyer
Board President.................................Sheila LesMonde

Type of cooperative...........................Buying Club
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........0

Maple Cooperative Association
Box 186 Main Street
Maple, WI 54854
County: Douglas
Telephone..........
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Judy White
Board President.................................Larry Luostari

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................280
Number of fulltime employees............2
Number of parttime employees...........4

Marshfield Food Cooperative
P.O. Box 601
Marshfield, WI 54449
County: Marathon
Telephone..........715-387-3650
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................
Board President.................................Ralph Witter

Type of cooperative...........................Buying Club
Number of members...........................50
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........0

Menomonie Food Co-op
1707 Stout Street
Menomonie, WI 54751
County: Dunn
Telephone..........715-235-6533
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Cathleen McCoy
Board President.................................Tim Fitzgerald

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................120
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........3

Mifflin Street Community Cooperative
32 North Bassett Street
Madison, WI 53703
County: Dane
Telephone..........608-251-5899
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................
Board President.................................Jackie Francis

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................2650
Number of fulltime employees............9
Number of parttime employees...........2

Natural Alternative Co-op
241 Main Street
Luck, WI 54853
County: Polk
Telephone..........715-472-8084
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Judy Alverson
Board President.................................Mark Cutter

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................350
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........3

Nature's Pantry Food Co-op
258 South Knowles St.
New Richmond, WI 54017
County: Saint Croix
Telephone..........715-246-6105
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Dean Grage
Board President.................................

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............not available
Number of parttime employees...........not available

Northwoods Food Cooperative
P.O. Box 21
Medford, WI 54475
County: Taylor
Telephone..........
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................
Board President.................................Jill Dixon

Type of cooperative...........................Buying Club
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........0

Outpost Natural Foods
205 W. Highland Ave. Suite 501
Milwaukee, WI 53212
County: Milwaukee
Telephone..........414-431-3377
Fax.....................414-431-4522

General Manager...............................Pam Mehnert
Board President.................................Heather Albinger

Type of cooperative...........................Natural Foods
Number of members...........................12,500
Number of fulltime employees............117
Number of parttime employees...........218
Locations:
Milwaukee: 100 E. Capitol Dr and 2826 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Wauwatosa: 7000 W. State St.

Peoples Food Cooperative- Wisc.
315 5Th Avenue South
La Crosse, WI 54601
County: La Crosse
Telephone..........608-784-5798
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Frank Menolascino
Board President.................................Joy Holthaus

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................300
Number of fulltime employees............10
Number of parttime employees...........6

Pine River Food Coop
P.O. Box 464 Main Street
Richland Center, WI 53581
County: Richland
Telephone..........608-647-7299
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Maureen Carlstead
Board President.................................Dan Hendricks

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................180
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........1

Portage Food Buying Club
W 7065 Cnty. Hwy. P
Pardeeville, WI 53954
County: Columbia
Telephone..........608-742-8411
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................
Board President.................................

Type of cooperative...........................Buying Club
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........0

Stevens Point Area Cooperative
633 2nd Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
County: Portage
Telephone..........715-341-1555
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Philip Neff
Board President.................................Mark Klein

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............3
Number of parttime employees...........6

Sunyata Wholefood Co-op & Bakery
409 Galloway
Eau Claire, WI 54703
County: Chippewa
Telephone..........715-832-7675
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Karen Winegarden
Board President.................................

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................96
Number of fulltime employees............3
Number of parttime employees...........4

Trillium Natural Foods Community Coop
517 Springdale St
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
County: Dane
Telephone..........608-437-5288
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Becky Rehl
Board President.................................Hope Conley

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................180
Number of fulltime employees............
Number of parttime employees...........3

Turtle Creek Food Cooperative
418 E. Grand Avenue
Beloit, WI 53511
County: Rock
Telephone..........608-365-0975
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Chris Thalman
Board President.................................Tom Nesler

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................1000
Number of fulltime employees............1
Number of parttime employees...........3

Viola Natural Foods Cooperative
P.O. Box 243
Viola, WI 54664
County: Richland
Telephone..........608-627-1476
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Kathy Selt
Board President.................................Alejandro Puig

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................65
Number of fulltime employees............0
Number of parttime employees...........2

Water Street Market Cooperative
511 W. Water St.
Princeton, WI 54968
County: Green Lake
Telephone..........414-295-4321
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................
Board President.................................Becky Horvath

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................75
Number of fulltime employees............not available
Number of parttime employees...........not available

Whole Earth Cooperative
126 S. Main
River Falls, WI 54022
County: Pierce
Telephone..........715-425-7971
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Maria Werner
Board President.................................Glenn West

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................600
Number of fulltime employees............2
Number of parttime employees...........5

Williamson Street Grocery Cooperative
1202 Williamson Street
Madison, WI 53703
County: Dane
Telephone..........608-251-0884
Fax.....................608-251-3121

General Manager...............................Patty Stockdale
Board President.................................Doug Johnson

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............18
Number of parttime employees...........22

Winter Cooperative IGA
Box 6
Winter, WI 54896
County: Sawyer
Telephone..........715-266-2611
Fax.....................

General Manager...............................Ken Patenande
Board President.................................Wayne Carpenter

Type of cooperative...........................Food Co-op
Number of members...........................not available
Number of fulltime employees............5
Number of parttime employees...........17

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