October is National Co-Op Month

Celebrated by cooperatives nationwide during the month of October, National Co-op Month is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of a trusted, proven way to do business and build communities. The theme for this year’s Co-op Month is “Co-ops Commit: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” highlighting how co-ops are creating diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces and boards, and how co-ops can better meet the needs of communities that have been excluded from economic participation and advancement.

• Minnesota was the first state to declare an official Co-op Month proclamation in 1948.

• Co-op Month has been a nationally recognized celebration since 1964.

• The first national Co-op Month theme, in 1964, was “Cooperatives: USDA Helps Build a Better America.”

Read more about National Co-Op Month here.