Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Economic Development Funding To Create Jobs in Rural Communities in 26 States ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., – October 26, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 36 organizations in 26 states and the District of Columbia for grants to help rural cooperatives and small businesses expand, create jobs and
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 article features the Old Creamery Co-op, Crown O’Maine Organic Co-op, Turtle Ridge Cooperative, ROC USA,
Exciting news in the co-op world! A bill will be introduced this Fall in the House of Representatives to fund co-op development in underserved communities. This is a wonderful opportunity to grow the cooperative economy, create quality jobs and stable businesses, and build wealth in low-income communities throughout the country – both rural and urban.
Northampton, MA– The third annual Together on the Land Tour visited blighted urban properties being rehabilitated by the Holyoke Community Land Trust, a resident owned manufactured housing park in Ware, a successful co-housing development in Northampton, an organic farm in Granby tackling long-term farm affordability and green community-built housing in Amherst. What do these places
Fellow Cooperators, For nearly a year, cooperative business owners and developers have been working to develop awonderful piece of legislation that will support the growth of cooperative businesses in underserved communities throughout the country. For months, many of you have been hearing about this, but recently we’ve been particularly quiet. That’s because we’ve been hard
October is National Co-op Month — an opportunity to celebrate, educate, and communicate about co-ops. Check out the online toolkit. What are you doing this month? Cooperative Maine is publishing op-eds and releasing an update to its directory, Stronger Together. See maine.find.coop for a preview. The Neighboring Food Co-op Association is encouraging everyone to join
CDI’s Food and Agriculture Cooperative Development Specialist Lynda Brushett will be presenting at this year’s Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference, along with Senior Extension Associate Brian Henehan and Keystone Development Center co-op developer Lisa Stolarski. The team will help attendees explore the ins and outs of new agricultural co-op development. There are scholarships available for
Contact: Liz Bailey 703.302.8093 Lbailey@cdf.coop CDF Establishes Hurricane Irene Cooperative Recovery Fund $10,000 in Pledges Received From NCB & NCGA Arlington, VA—Citing the need to help in the recovery of the cooperative community that was in the path of Hurricane Irene, the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) today announced the launch of the Hurricane Irene Cooperative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Megan McDonough Valley Community Land Trust 413-218-0683 or 413-624-5128 McDonough.megan@gmail.com www.VCLT.org/Tour TOGETHER ON THE LAND Options for Sustainable, Affordable & Ecological Living in Community MULTI-SITE GUIDED TOUR 8:30am-5pm Sunday September 11, 2011 Pioneer Valley Massachusetts $20 per ticket, discounts & scholarships available Pre-Registration Required at VCLT.org Co-sponsored by: Cooperative Development Institute,
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 – Nearly half a year after receiving news that their community was likely to be shut down forever, homeowners at Bunker Hill Mobile Home Park are now celebrating taking ownership of their community on June 30,
