La Montanita Co-op is a community-owned, consumer cooperative with three locations in Albuquerque, one in Santa Fe and one in Gallup.
Founded in 1976 by 300 families, La Monta ita Co-op Food Market opened its first store in a community center on the eastern edge of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. This 1,000-square-foot store served the co-op well and by 1986 had a membership of 3,000 families and annual sales of over $1 million. Presently, it operates four stores in Albuquerque, Gallup and Santa Fe, N.M. La...