Cooperatives are taking shape and growing in all parts of the food system. And yet, their founders are swimming upstream in an environment shaped by hierarchical business models. For this reason, ...

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Who: Open to the public with pre-registration, expecting about 50-75 people, including leaders, program managers, government agency staff members, farmers, advocates, university students, and ...

The first vote was the easy one. At last month’s official meeting of the Cultivate Community Food Co-op Steering Committee in Benicia, 16 of its members were learning how to act like a cooperative. Up ...

Five Pillars Butchery, an immigrant-owned halal butcher in Unity, and other small livestock producers are looking to establish a halal-certified meat cooperative with the help of a nonprofit ...

A Q&A with Lexy Close of the Appalachian Producers Cooperative, who says the new facility could revive the area’s local meat ...

NEW LONDON — For the past six years, the New London community gathered to find a way to introduce more local foods into their lives. They wanted something that could be community-led and work to ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Bisman Community Food Co-op is liquidating its inventory and will permanently close once that is completed. The cooperative said on its website that it is insolvent. The mission of ...

Tis the season of giving, and the community is taking that message to heart. Wednesday, Community Financial Services Bank ...

PHOENIX — The City of Phoenix is looking to cultivate the next round of entrepreneurs by expanding a program aimed to help residents get off the ground. The vision for Brian Cano is for there to be a ...