“Today marks the official end of over a decade of uncertainty for Shelburnewood homeowners and the beginning of a new decade of stability, growth, and community building,β said Jeremiah Ward, Housing Program Organizer at CDI. βIt’s been rewarding working with
Grants for Start-Up Food Co-ops Build Co-op Economy
Congratulations in particular to Northeast co-ops in Dorchester, MA, Barre, VT and Binghamton, NY! Food Co-op Initiative is excited to announce the latest round of grants to startup food cooperatives. Full text of this press release is included below, attached,
“Fixing the Future” documentary screenings July 18
In Fixing the Future, public media star David Brancaccio (of Marketplace and NOW on PBS) visits locations across America that are attempting a revolution: the reinvention of the American economy. By featuring communities using sustainable and innovative approaches to create jobs
This Friday: VT Employee Ownership Conference
Final Reminder for 10th Annual Vermont Employee Ownership Conference Space is still available for the 2012 Vermont Employee Ownership Conference, to be held this Friday, June 8 at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. We’ll be starting the day with welcoming remarks
Co-op Learning Opportunity Round-up
In This Issue Spring, Summer and Fall Events Co-op Teach-In Worker Co-op Conference NASCO Institute An Ongoing Opportunity: Co-op Teach-in The National Cooperative Business Association has launched an exciting initiative to mark 2012, the International Year of Cooperatives. The Cooperative
Homestead Acres Vermont’s newest Resident-Owned Community
Congratulations to the 26 residents of Homestead Acres Mobile Home Park in Swanton, VT for officially purchasing their community today! The residents’ association, Homestead Acres Co-op, is the second to take ownership of a manufactured housing community or “mobile home
We are thankful for cooperation
Happy Thanksgiving! This year we have a lot to be thankful for in regard to cooperation in the Northeast. Here are our top reasons for gratitude — what are yours? The Opportunity to Do Cooperative Development We love our work,
“Don’t Let ‘Em Go! How co-ops can keep vital businesses, services in rural communities”
In the current (Sept/Oct) issue of USDA’s Rural Cooperatives magazine, a salute to noteworthy co-ops in celebration of National (and International!) Cooperative Month includes an article by Noemi Giszpenc on converting existing businesses to co-op ownership in rural communities. The
Bunker Hill Community Cooperative Purchases the 14-home Bunker Hill
Press garnered about this story: Valley News newspaper: http://www.vnews.com/07262011/7941365.htm WPTV tv news: http://www.wptz.com/r/28673441/detail.html WCAX tv news: http://www.wcax.com/story/15152251/how-residents-kept-their-mobile-home-park-from-closing Windsor, VT β Nearly half a year after receiving news that their community was likely to be shut down forever, homeowners at Bunker