Harvest Moon Co-op

A Co-op in Decline and a Vision for How to Move Forward

ccording to six former employees of Harvest Moon Food Co-op in Long Lake, the financial situation at Harvest Moon appears to be dire leading to the deterioration of the physical condition of the store. Furthermore, in November in response to the challenging financial situation, the board instituted a ‘temporary buying pause.’

Harvest Moon Co-op

‘I Don’t Want to Run a Grocery Store’

According to six former employees of Harvest Moon. the co-op is saddled with debt and morale is low. Wage theft is rampant and conditions within the store have deteriorated. By the end of August, the board had begun firing managers and took the unprecedented step of taking over the day to day operations of the store.