Growers of vanilla and cloves in a biosphere reserve have united together to sell and market their spices.
It All Began Around a Kitchen Table…
As a Co-operative, Organic Meadow provides a unique opportunity for organic farmers to collectively store, process and market organically-grown products including organic milk, organic dairy products, organic eggs and organic grains. Our goal is to unite small family farms under one brand, letting them share in the benefits of our marketing efforts. Organic Meadow is […]
Organic Meadow Co-operative
Organic Meadow Co-operative Inc. was formed in 1989 to provide an opportunity for organic farmers in Ontario to collectively store, process and market organically grown products. We are committed to ensure fair, consistent financial returns to farmers while maintaining quality at every stage from soil to table. We are dedicated to encouraging ecologically sound, diverse, […]
Miel Mexicana Volcan Popocatépetl
When the Miel Mexicana Volcan Popocatépetl cooperative was founded in 2001, its members produced just 3 tonnes of honey. Now it exports over 500 tonnes of certified organic and fair-trade honey to 10 different countries every year. Though the cooperative works in ten Mexican states, it is based in Morelos, in southern Mexico, and most […]
Miel Mexicana Volcan Popocatépetl
We are a cooperative formed by 42 small farmers in the state of Morelos 10 years ago. We produce certified organic honey, 93% of which is exported directly to the European Union, the United States, and Japan.
Agricultural Company Cornesti: Collective Farming after Communism
Until the Iron Curtain was lifted in 1989, Romanian farms were government owned and run as collectives. While cooperatives were based on group work and shared benefits, membership was forced. After the collapse of the communist regime, farmland was returned to its original owners and soon collectives began to reappear; this time, collectives were characterized […]
Kuapa Kokoo
Kuapa Kokoo simply means Good Cocoa Farming. The Kuapa Kokoo farmers cooperative was established when the internal marketing of cocoa in Ghana was liberalised in 1993. Two years later it attained Fairtrade recognition. In 1998 it formed the Day Chocolate Company which later changed its name to Divine Chocolate. Kuapa Kokoo members own the majority […]
The Argan Tree
The Argan tree, Argania spinosa, is the sole species in the genus Argania. Vast tracts of Argan forest have been wiped out across arid north-west Africa one half of the Argan forests – in the last century. This gnarled trees thick peel-covered fruit hides within its bitter tasting pith, a gem, or perhaps two. […]