Grange Cooperative

Grange Co-op
Cooperative
Industry Agricultural Supply
Retail
Founded 1934 (1934)
Headquarters Central Point, Oregon, U.S.
Number of locations
 7 Retail Stores (2011)
Products Rogue Quality Feed
Rogue Fertilizer
Rogue Nature's Harmony Organic Products
Number of employees
 200 (2011)
Website www.grangecoop.com

Grange Cooperative (often displayed as Grange Co-op) is an agricultural supply cooperative based in Oregon's Rogue Valley. The Cooperative was started in 1934 with a group of 99 farmers from the Rogue Valley who invested $10 each[1] to form a fuel-delivering cooperative in Central Point, Oregon. Grange Co-op was limited to petroleum supplies at first.

History

Grange Co-op purchased Ashland Mills in 1943, and in 1960, opened a new retail store in Ashland. The first Grange Co-op in Medford was a result of a merger with Jackson County Co-op in the 1960s. In 1996, Grange Co-op merged with Josephine County Growers Co-op in Grants Pass (started in 1927). In September, 2005, Grange Co-op acquired the American Feed & Farm Supply store in Klamath Falls.[2]

2012 International Year of Cooperatives

In 2012, Grange Co-op, along with three other local cooperatives, formed a coalition "Rogue Co-ops" in celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC).[3] This unique coalition of cooperatives will celebrate the theme “Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World,” and focuses on the concept of cooperatives putting people first, innovating to meet members' needs, and providing local service while being part of a global network.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grange Co-op Website, Who We Are page
  2. ↑ MailTribune, Grange grows in Klamath Falls, accessed January 31, 2012
  3. ↑ 2012 US-IYC Website, Four Oregon cooperatives form coalition for International Year of Cooperatives, accessed January 31, 2012
  4. ↑ Grange Co-op News, Rogue Co-ops celebrates International Year of the Co-op, accessed January 31, 2012

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