Community Co-op in Faribault featured in the Minnesota Farmer's Union October Newsletter

The Community Co-op in Faribault was honored to be featured in the Minnesota Farmer's Union October Newsletter. As the Faribault Community Co-op celebrates 100 years, the article gives some great insight to the history.

Here's an excerpt: A century ago, when a gallon of gas was 20 cents and an acre of Minnesota farmland was $59, six farmers came together to form the Community Cooperative Oil Association of Faribault.

“It all began in 1925 when six local farmers came together to obtain better pricing and

purchasing power for fuels and lubricants for their farming operations,” according to a historical video compiled for the 100th anniversary. “This concept was brilliant. It has led us to savings on a much larger scale today. What those farmers created has allowed us to grow and improve our service and offerings to many patrons and local businesses today.”

A little about cooperatives from the article:

Cooperatives are celebrated annually during October, National Co-op Month. Additionally, the United Nations designated 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. The theme of National Co-op Month 2025 is “The Future is Cooperative.” Cooperative proponents say the business model is important going forward as it creates shared prosperity and allows more people to participate in the economy as ownership rests with the people served.

Faribault Community Co-op is proud to have served the community and its patrons for the past 100 years and are looking forward to 100 more.

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