Show HN: Searchable directory of 22k+ products from worker-owned co-ops

Really nice project!

It will be intresing an automation that check online for word like “worker cooperative”, “worker-owned” to find new candidate that fit.

Ofc the hard part is confirming if it's genuinely worker-owned, so keeping that step human makes sense. But the discovery/shortlisting could be largely automated crawl the web, score candidates by how many co-op signals they hit, and present the top ones for you to vet.

Would be happy to help prototype something like this if you're interested (i really like your idea).

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daheza 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Very nice and appreciate the effort you put into making this.

Some Improvements that could help: the location search could be an actual map with pins which would be easier to use some kind of tags for the different appareal items would help clarify which one, currently i have to click and search each vendor for things im looking for. Specifically autistic friendly / sensory clothing items.

	▲	MintTea 31 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Maybe a little leaflet.js w/ open street maps would fit the spirit of the site
	▲	johnjreiser an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Seconding location based lookups. I might not be looking for something specific, but if I know of businesses nearby worth patronizing, when I need that good/service, I'll visit them then.
	▲	IESAI_ski 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		good idea. i can do this :)

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murats 13 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Really nice project. I wonder if discovery could be partly automated by crawling for worker owned or co op signals, then leaving the final verification to humans.

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LPisGood 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I wonder of there is a version of this but for jobs?

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consumer451 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Not exactly what you asked for, but here is a related Wiki entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_employee-owned_compani...

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eikenberry 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

+100... I'd love to find a spot at a tech co-op but they seem as common as a hen's tooth.

	▲	LPisGood an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I know of (and briefly worked at!) a small one; truly unheard of benefits and very good compensation package.

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williadc 29 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Does WinCo Foods count? https://www.wincofoods.com/employee-owned

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benonsocial 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Terrific idea. I agree with daheza. Location search would be an awesome feature. The site is blazing fast. Great work. Keep it up.

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Rauchg 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is super fast. Great job!

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650REDHAIR an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is awesome- thank you!

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derektank an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

No B2B SaaS D:

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DyslexicAtheist an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

good to see this but all of them pay taxes in the US. we need something like this in Europe as well. think global but act local ...

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worik 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is good work.

Ethical consumption in a capitalist economy is unachievable...but we can optimise

	▲	appreciatorBus 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There is nothing inherently ethical about co-op owned organizations nor anything inherently unethical about privately owned organizations. The party vanguard of the worker co-op is exactly as capable of selfish or abusive behaviour as the private owner.
	▲	IESAI_ski 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		totally. we can badger people to buy from better companies but that seems so tough. better to just make it easier for people to buy from better companies :)
	▲	ljsprague 32 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Consumption itself is unethical.

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IESAI_ski 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I wanted to buy from worker-owned cooperatives but there was no single place to see what they actually sell. So I scraped the product catalogs from ~60 worker-owned co-op stores and made them searchable.

22,000+ products: coffee, chocolate, clothing, books, home goods, etc. You search, find something, and click through to buy directly from the co-op's store. Nothing goes through me.

There's also a section for finding worker-owned coffee shops, restaurants, and bars by city (110+ listings, mostly US).

Static Next.js site, JSON-backed search. No accounts, no tracking, no ads.

Happy to answer questions about the data or how I identified which businesses are actually worker-owned. Please reach out if you want to add your co-op!