Do you want to help start and grow enterprises that are locally owned and controlled and meet community members’ needs and aspirations? Do you want to help workers build wealth through ownership and advance economic opportunity, security and justice? The
New Roots Cooperative Farm purchases farmland
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
Celebrating Differences
“I don’t want to be like everyone else. I want acceptance, but I want acceptance of my difference, not my sameness.” -Alison Bechdel, author of Dykes to Watch Out For We human beings have much more in common than we
Thank you, CDI Interns Lisa Luken and Eric Fleischmann!
Lisa Luken Lisa Luken (she, hers) is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Leadership Studies and a Certificate of Graduate Study in Food Studies at the University of Southern Maine. Through her internship with Cooperative Development Institute, Lisa has supported New
Compost Cooperative Digs Deep into Mass Incarceration
You don’t have to dig deep to find startling statistics about the state of mass incarceration in the US. The issues run deep, have been around for hundreds of years, and the system is rotten no matter which way you
Learning about Black Land in the South: BALLE in South Carolina
By Jonah Fertig-Burd At the end of April, I traveled down to South Carolina for an immersion with our BALLE Fellowship. BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) brings together leaders from different sectors and regions who are working on
Owning Maine’s Future- Opportunities and Policies for Growing a Cooperative Economy in Maine
by Maria Fernandes-Dominique After months of careful research and writing, CDI is excited to share with all stakeholders a comprehensive 8-page report highlighting cooperatives and employee-owned enterprises as the most successful workforce development solution for sustaining Maine’s economy into
Undoing Racism in Our Food System – CDI Partners to Bring Important Programs to Maine
In all of our work, CDI is committed to addressing the root causes of oppression in our social, economic and political systems. We understand that a significant root cause of oppression in our country, and around the globe, is that