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
Launch of web series: My So-Called Housing Cooperative
Craig Saddlemire, film-maker and founder-member of Faire Bande A Part in Lewiston, ME, writes: October is Co-Op Month and the perfect time to release the first episode in a short web series I’m producing called My So-Called Housing Cooperative. Episode
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
Job posting: Landscaping co-op now hiring, Boston area
(español abajo) Hi all – A Yard & A Half Landscaping Cooperative, Inc. is a 1-year old, 12-person worker-cooperative buying our 25-year old organic landscaping company (design/build/maintain) from the retiring founder/owner. Most of us are from El Salvador, and we
Come to the 2013 New York Cooperative Summit
Registration for the New York Cooperative Summit is now openwww.newyorkcooperative.net The New York Cooperative Network will hold the second annual New York Cooperative Summit in Syracuse on Saturday, September 28th. The event will feature expert speakers and presentations that will educate
Call for Co-op Academy Mentors! Worcester Roots project, fall 2013
Call for Co-op Academy Mentors! Experienced Co-operators Needed! This fall, Worcester Roots Project, in collaboration with Solidarity And Green Economy Alliance (SAGE), CDI and Boston Center for Community Ownership is holding the very first Co-op Academy: “Concept to Co-op (CtC)“!
Support a new worker-owned green recycling business: CERO in Boston
From Stacey Cordeiro, founder of Boston Center for Community Ownership: Hi my co-op community, I wanted to let you know about a new worker co-op forming in Boston. It will be a full-service recycling and disposal service for neighborhood restaurants,
Co-op Jobs Act Introduced: HR 2437
Many thanks to Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) for re-introducing a bill to foster cooperative development throughout the country, H.R. 2437, the Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act. See http://fattah.house.gov/news2/new-legislation-helps-drive-the-national-cooperative-movement/.
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
Webinar: Improving Your Cooperative’s Annual Meeting
Please forward this information on to all of your cooperative contacts and/or state council contacts. Please join us for a FREE Webinar! “Improving Your Cooperative’s Annual Meeting” When: Thursday, June 13, 2013 4:00-5:00 pm ET/3:00-4:00 pm CT/2:00-3:00 pm MT/1:00 pm-2:00 pm