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The Willy Street Cooperative (locally known as the Willy Street Co-op) is a food cooperative located in Madison, Wisconsin that specializes in natural, organic and locally produced foods. The co-op offers products from over 180 local farmers and vendors. The cooperative is owned by over 31,000 equity-owning members.〔(Willy Street Co-op ) ''National Cooperative Grocers Association.''〕 The co-op is an economically and environmentally sustainable, cooperatively owned grocery business that serves the needs of its owners and employees. WSGC supports local and organic suppliers throughout south-central Wisconsin.〔(Willy Street Co-op. ) ''Dane Buy Local.''〕 It operates according to seven basic principles, sometimes known as the Rochdale Principles.〔(ICA Co-operative Principles ), 1937, 1966, and 1995 revisions.〕 The cooperative has assisted struggling cooperatives such as the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative in Stoughton. ==History== The Williamson Street Grocery Co-op opened in 1974 at 1101 Williamson Street, sharing the space with the workers cooperative Nature's Bakery.〔Ivey, Mike. (Biz Beat: Willy St. Co-op turns 35. ) ''The Cap Times.'' 14 Oct. 2009.〕 The co-op relocated to 1014 Williamson Street in October 1974. They outgrew the space and relocated again in October 1977 to 1202 Williamson Street. A board of directors was elected from the membership in 1979. Originally managed as a collective, the staff was restructured in 1982 and a general manager was hired.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.willystreet.coop/history )〕 Willy Street Co-op grew over the next two decades; then, in 1998, the co-op purchased and remodeled the Eagles Club at 1221 Williamson Street.〔 After years of planning and selecting two sites that didn't work out, the cooperative opened a second store, dubbed "Willy West," in Middleton in November 2010. The planned closure of Williamson Street for construction in 2011 has led the cooperative to plan a temporary driveway entrance on Jenifer Street for its customers. Scenes from the comedy series ''Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager'' were filmed on location at the Willy Street Co-op, which serves as "Empire Market," the primary location for the series.〔(Chad Vader Not so long ago, in a local grocery co-op. ) Willy Street Co-op.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willy Street Cooperative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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