Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota. The Project was launched in 2022 by Michael William Doyle, a founding member of the Co-op and a retired History professor, in commemoration of the Co-op’s 50th anniversary year. It is endorsed by the Co-op’s board of directors and sponsored by Winona State University Library and Teaching, Learning, & Technology unit, and the Winona County Historical Society.

For an overview of the Oral History Project read Michael Doyle's project history, The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project

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The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project

Michael William Doyle

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota. The Project was launched in 2022 by Michael William Doyle, a founding member of the Co-op and a retired History professor, in commemoration of the Co-op’s 50^th anniversary year. It is endorsed by the Co-op’s board of directors and sponsored by Winona State University and the Winona County Historical Society.

This enterprise began as a buying club in spring 1972, inspired by the example of North Country Co-op in Minneapolis, but it soon established itself as a retail operation under the name Famine Foods Co-op, which opened on October 4^th of that year at 114 E. 2^nd St. In 1991, the name was changed by a vote of the membership to Bluff Country Co-op. And on October 27^th, 2000 the store relocated to its current location at the southwest corner of 2^nd and Johnson Streets.
Alan “Otto” Schulz: An Interview

Alan Schlutz and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Otto Schulz by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Clark “Charley” Piepho: An Interview

Clark Piepho and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Charley Piepho by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
David Sterling: An Interview

David Sterling and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of David Sterling by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Debi Niebuhr: An Interview

Debi Niebuhr and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Debi Niebuhr by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Emily R. Copeland: An Interview

Emily R. Copeland and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Emily R. Copeland by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Evelyn Roehl: An Interview

Evelyn Roehl and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Evelyn Roehl by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Hywel "Taff" Roberts: An Interview

Hywel Roberts and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Taff Roberts by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Julie Johnson: An Interview

Julie Johnson and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Julie Johnson by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Kevin Pomeroy: An Interview

Kevin Pomeroy and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Kevin Pomeroy by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Leslie Foote: An Interview

Leslie Foote and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Leslie Foote by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Lizzy Haywood: An Interview

Lizzy Haywood and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Lizzy Haywood by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Nadine Bayer: An Interview

Nadine Bayer and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Nadine Bayer by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Randy McLaughlin: An Interview

Randy McLaughlin and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Randy McLaughlin by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Raqiba Rybicki: An Interview

Raqiba Rybicki and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Raqiba Rybicki by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Ray Felton: An Interview

Ray Felton and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Ray Felton by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Robert M. Copeland: An Interview

Robert M. Copeland and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Robert M. Copeland by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Roger Dahlin: An Interview

Roger Dahlin and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Roger Dahlin by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Rosemary Lyons: An Interview

Rosemary Lyons and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Rosemary Lyons by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Scott Miller: An Interview

Scott Miller and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Scott Miller by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.
Steve Firkins: An Interview

Firkins Steve and Michael William Doyle

This is an oral history interview of Steve Firkins by interviewer Michael Doyle.

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota.