# What's a Food Co-op & is 'Organic' for Real? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/what-s-a-food-co-op-is-organic-for-real Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/what-s-a-food-co-op-is-organic-for-real.md Podcast: [The Global Grit Experience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883) Published: 2026-07-07T13:55:00+00:00 Episode link: https://theglobalgritexperience.com/episode/whats-a-food-co-op-is-organic-for-real Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/71a1c026-2a39-4cb6-8385-3f4d712d9738.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/episodes/what-s-a-food-co-op-is-organic-for-real Duration seconds: 1100 ## Resource What's different with a food co-op and can we really trust the organic food label? Erika talks with farmer and Manna Food Co-op General Manager, Ryan Pesch. Ryan started Lida Farm near Pelican Rapids, MN in 2004 and brings unique perspectives as a farmer, business person, and healthy foods advocate that is relevant wherever you live. Ryan refers to it as the good food movement in today's episode. Resources: https://mannafoodcoop.com/ Follow The Global Grit Experience: Instagram: @thegloabgritexperience Facebook: @theglobalgritexperience Visit: www.theglobalgritexperience.com Thanks for listening and being a part of The Global Grit Experience. I appreciate you! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/episodes/what-s-a-food-co-op-is-organic-for-real/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/what-s-a-food-co-op-is-organic-for-real.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.