BASQUE COUNTRY: Food Sovereignty and Cooperative Production March 22-30, 2014 Join Food First and experience the Spanish Basque Country, Euskal Herria, through the eyes of local farmers and activists while exploring food sovereignty and cooperative production. Specially hosted by the Basque
Job posting: R.I. Food Co-op seeks General Manager
Job Announcement for Alternative Food Co-op General Manager position The Alternative Food Cooperative of Wakefield, RI, is looking for a full-time General Manager and invites applications from the greater food co-op and sustainable living business community. Please see the job
New Hampshire Community Seafood multi-stakeholder co-op featured in Rural Cooperatives Magazine, Sept/Oct issue
CDI’s Lynda Brushett and Noemi Giszpenc teamed up to report on the new multi-stakeholder co-op in New Hampshire, NH Community Seafood, owned by fishermen and consumers. Using the community-supported agriculture marketing model, they are shoring up the basis for viable
Job posting: GM for co-op store in Western MA
JOB POSTING: October 5, 2013 General Manager (GM) for the Old Creamery Co-op in Cummington, Massachusetts. After a three-year start-up period, we are off and running! We took ownership of the Old Creamery business and building on November 6, 2012
Food Co-op Initiative Announces Grant Opportunity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stuart Reid Tel. 507-664-2034 Cell: 507-581-0170 stuart@foodcoopinitiative.coop www.foodcoopinitiative.coop Food Co-op Initiative Announces Grant Opportunity Food Co-op Initiative today announced they are accepting applications for grants up to $10,000 for development of new grocery co-ops. The
NCBA Legislative and Advocacy Update: June 4
Legislative and Advocacy Update Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • 12 – 1 pm, Eastern Join NCBA CLUSA President and CEO Mike Beall and Capitol Hill professionals as they discuss cooperative legislative matters and current issues in Washington. With Congress working
Job Posting: Equal Exchange banana team — logistics and sales
OKE USA FRUIT COMPANY – Banana Logistics and Sales Full time regular position (~45-50 hours / week) Salary: Dependent on experience Benefits: 100% individual health insurance premium coverage and significant portion of dependent coverage, vacation, holidays and sick days Location:
Congratulations Real Pickles on transitioning to a Cooperative!
Real Pickles is now a Cooperative! Friends of Real Pickles: As of today, we are now a worker-owned cooperative! Hurray!! Thanks to huge support from our community, a successful community investment campaign, and many months of hard work from our
Matching Grant Challenge for Dorchester Food Co-op
The Dorchester Community Food Co-op is approaching the deadline for our matching fund Challenge Grant from the Boston Impact Initiative.Thanks to many of you, we have raised $2800 toward our goal of $12,500. Now we need to raise the rest— $9,700
CDI places article in Jewish Currents on Cooperatives
CDI Executive Director Noemi Giszpenc contributed an article to the Autumn 2012 issue of Jewish Currents, entitled “Cooperatives: The (Jewish) World’s Best-Kept Secret“. It has interviews with CFNE’s Micha Josephy and Rebecca Dunn of Cooperative Fund of New England, Richard