Equinox Food Exchange Records, 1976-1987

The Equinox Food Exchange, Springdale, Washington, was organized in December 1976 as a cooperative association, and was reorganized in August 1983 as a miscellaneous and cooperative corporation by trustees Frank Bellinger, David W. Cook, and Sue Burbach. It served as the principal cooperative wholesale distributor for buyers and producers of natural foods in the Inland Northwest, providing deliveries from the Cascades to the Rocky Mountains. One did not have to be a member to buy from the warehouse, but members, who were also owners and provided a share of the operating capital, did receive special benefits such as a share of the profits, special discounts, and "member only" sale prices.