Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative, the nation’s first farm-to-institution food service cooperative, will bid on the University of Maine System food service contract, offering a locally-owned alternative for institutional food service. This is a cooperative that CDI has helped through
How Cooperative Grocery Stores are Bringing Food Access to Low-Income Neighborhoods
Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the submitted question: “What are examples of cooperatively owned grocery stores in food deserts or low-income
“Celebrating Collective Courage” Brings Together Practitioners and Educators
Saturday, March 7, the day before International Women’s Day and on the cusp between Black History Month and Women’s History Month, CDI took the opportunity to celebrate the impressive history and contemporary vitality of Black women’s leadership in cooperative thought
Ask Co-op Cathy: Are all food co-ops consumer-owned?
Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we ask: are all food co-ops consumer owned? See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on
Job Opportunity: Gardiner Food Co-op & Cafe is Looking For its First General Manager
Looking to make a difference in the co-op world and local food? Looking to do it in Maine? Well look no further, as the Gardiner Food Co-op & Cafe in Gardiner, ME is hiring! After a lot of hard work
Not Just a Facelift: At Forty, the North Country Food Co-op Gears Up for the Future
Founded in 1974 during the “natural foods” wave of food co-op creation, the North Country Food Co-op in Plattsburgh, NY has been a long-established fixture of this upstate NY town. It achieved important milestones such as owning its own building
A Day in Maine to Get Organized and Energized to Sustain Local Economies
Our friends at Cooperative Maine are helping put together an inspiring one-day conference, “Creating and Sustaining Vibrant Local Economies in Maine” on March 22 (this Saturday), 9 AM-4 PM, Randall Student Center, Augusta. We like the goals for the day!
Maine’s Newest Food Co-op is Opening in September in Portland
The Portland Food Co-op plans to open its doors this September. They currently have 1147 member-owners and need to reach 1400 to open, so are well on their way. They’ve had 100 new member-owners join in the past 10 days!
Help Worker Co-op Moms Win $25,000!
Meet Ginger Moon, a graduate of Green Worker Cooperatives’ Coop Academy. Ginger Moon is a mother-owned & run worker co-op based in the Bronx that is dedicated to providing healthy food to new moms and their families. They call themselves “the
Job posting: Portland Food Co-op seeks General Manager
Portland Food Co-op General Manager, Portland Maine The Portland Food Co-op is seeking a vibrant community-oriented leader to serve as our first General Manager. The Portland Food Co-op plans to open a grocery store in September 2014, owned by members and