New Roots Cooperative Farm purchases farmland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2022 CONTACT: Omar Hassan, 207-319-6261, newrootscooperativefarm@gmail.com Lewiston, Maine — Today, Jabril Abdi, Mohamed Abukar, Batula Ismail, and Seynab Ali, the four farmers of New Roots Cooperative Farm in Lewiston,
Summary Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19
What lessons can we learn from the pandemic? How can we better support Maine’s farmers and local food system? In 2021, CDI, CEI, MFT and MOFGA joined forces to survey how COVID-19 is impacting Maine’s food system. While the pandemic
Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19
What lessons can we learn from the pandemic? How can we better support Maine’s farmers and local food system? In 2021, CDI, CEI, MFT and MOFGA joined forces to survey how COVID-19 is impacting Maine’s food system. While the pandemic
Connecting with the Past and the Future of Indigenous People
Connecting with the Past and the Future of Indigenous People By Noémi Giszpenc In June of this year, CDI and CFNE staff and board members had the chance to participate in a workshop offered by Wabanaki Reach on the 400-year
COVID-19 Tragedy in Maine and #BetterTogetherFund
COVID-19 tragedy in Maine and #BetterTogetherFund Donate to the #BetterTogether Fund Today Written by Julian Rowand, NEROC Cooperative Development Specialist The global pandemic has been difficult for us all. Living and working in cooperative communities lends itself to the mutual aid
New England Loggers Cooperative Partner with Quebec Mill
Early last week, a bill, sponsored by Senate President Troy Jackson, was adopted in the last legislative session allowing loggers and logging truck drivers to organize into cooperatives. New England Loggers Cooperative, a new cooperative run by loggers and haulers,
Update: Job posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Maine – closed
Affordable housing is crucial for people to lead stable, productive lives and stay out of poverty. If you are passionate about preserving affordable housing in Maine, great with people, a good trainer, and committed to building democratic ownership, then get
Learning Through Cooperative Connections: Annual Principle Six Conference
Once a year, co-op supporters from across Maine get together to meet, network, share experiences, and learn how we can work together to grow Maine’s cooperative economy. This includes: worker co-ops, Resident Owned Communities (ROCs), housing co-ops, consumer co-ops, credit
Building Maine Co-ops at Principle Six 2017
On April 29th, over 30 cooperators from around the state of Maine gathered in Gardiner to connect and learn together and to expand organizing for the Cooperative Maine Business Alliance. Cooperative Maine has organized for 10 years, and a focus
Newsletter: CDI Speaks before the UN and Wins the “People’s Choice Award”
CDI to the United Nations: Sustainable Development through Cooperative Development CDI Executive Director Noemi Giszpenc was invited to present at the U.N. in New York as part of a panel on the “Sustainable Development Goals” and how to engage citizen