In The News
BTA’s 2009 Bike Commute Challenge: The Results Are In! BTA News, October 9, 2009.
Co-op Challenges Consumers to Eat Local, KEZI News, August 18, 2009.
Challenge: Keep it Local, Gazette Times, August 17, 2009.
Local Breakfast Celebrates Food, Fourth, Gazette Times, July 5, 2009.
First Alternative to Charge Nickel for Throwaway Bags, Gazette Times, June 20, 2009.
‘Lucky’ Cyclist Finds Healing with Support, Gazette Times, June 19, 2009.
Do You Know Where Your Meat is From? Gazette Times, April 5, 2009.
A spot for Wayward Discs, Gazette Times, April 3, 2009.
Sales of Herbal Meds Up, Gazette Times, January 14, 2009.
Co-op Celebrates Expansion Plan, Gazette Times, October 13, 2008.
North Co-op to Double Retail Space, Gazette Times, September 25, 2008.
First Alternative Co-op Receives National Award, Gazette Times, July 24, 2008.
Co-op Gets New Digs for Recycling, Gazette Times, January 15, 2008.
Ross: Buy Locally, Think Globally, Gazette Times, July 23, 2007.
Awards
2009 Fall Festival Recognition of Sponsorship
2008 “Alchy Award: Best Place to Buy Beer and Wine” presented by The Alchemist
2008 Celebrate Corvallis’ Good Steward of the Planet Award presented by Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition.
2008 Best of Corvallis Award in the Grocery Stores category by the U.S. Local Business Association.
2008 Flights of Fancy Invention Sponsor Support Recognition presented by DaVinci Days
2008 Certificate of Good Standing presented by the National Cooperation Business Association
2008 Oregon’s Organic Retailer of the Year Award presented by the Oregon Organic Coalition.
2007 Celebrate Corvallis’ Good Steward of the Planet Award presented by Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition
2007 Sponsorship Recognition Award presented by DaVinci Days
2007 Certificate of Appreciation presented by OMCCF Holiday Families Program
2007 Alice Soderwell Reuse and Prevention Award presented by the Association of Oregon Recyclers
2006 Celebrate Corvallis’ Business Person of the Year Award presented by Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition
2006 1st Place Winner, Best Grocery Store presented by Albany-Democrat Herald, Corvallis Gazette Times, and Lebanon Express
2006 Recognition of Support, Certificate of Appreciation presented by the Children’s Summer Reading Program
2006 Socailly Responsible Retailer Award presented by National Nutritional Foods Association
2006 Pacific Power Honor, supporting pollution-free wind energy through the Blue Sky Program
2006 Celebrate Corvallis’ Business of the Year Award presented by Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition
2005 Celebrate Corvallis’ Business Giving Recognition Award presented by Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition
2004 Resource Efficiency Silver Award for Exemplary Commitment to Waste Prevention, re-use and recycling.
2004 Celebrate Corvallis’ Business Giving Recognition presented by Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition
2001 Education Excellence Award
1997 Excellence in Cooperative Month Outreach Award presented by the National Cooperative Month Planning Committee

