Photo Gallery: Oneota Co-op celebrates 50 years

By Denise Lana,

Lush countryside and blue skies made for a picture-perfect celebration Saturday, Sept. 28, as hundreds gathered at Luna Valley Farm to celebrate Oneota Community Food Cooperative’s 50th Anniversary Fall Frolic.  

Formed in 1974, the Oneota Food Buying Club began as a small group of people who took turns traveling to Iowa City and Minneapolis to purchase natural foods in bulk to store at members’ homes.

Now, 50 years later, that small group has grown to more than 5,500 members and today the co-op employs more than 50 people. 

“The work we all do together is hard but rewarding,” Oneota Community Co-op General Manager Nate Furler said. “The work we’ve done and continue to do together furthers a mission that is greater than any one of us alone — each of us alone can accomplish only so much, but together, the possibilities are exponential.”

Full article can be found in the October 3 Decorah Leader.

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