BRREA HISTORY In the beginning, there was no distribution system to the rural consumers. The big utilities did not believe it was financially viable. REA’S were then formed out of a necessity to bring electricity to rural consumers. The early farmers, progressive and determined, formed your Cooperative REA and built their own Distribution System. Once […]
Co-operative schools make banana splits
Students from co-operative schools had a tasty start to Fairtrade Fortnight, making banana splits during a banana-videoconference at the same time as learning about the difference Fairtrade and co-operatives make to producers in the developing world. Before they created their delicious banana treats, participating students, from co-operative schools across England, were introduced to banana producer […]
Meet the Rochdale Pioneers
Meet the Pioneers, a new resource for schools is shining a light on the lives of the Rochdale Pioneers, ordinary working people who got together to improve their lives by setting up a co-operative grocery store. Their shop, on Toad Lane, Rochdale, in North West England, is now widely regarded as the birthplace of the […]
The Co-operative College
The Co-operative College is an educational charity which works from its home in Manchester with learners and co-operatives all over the world, from schoolchildren to African worker co-operatives. The Co-operative College is dedicated to the promotion of Co-operative values, ideas and principles within co-operatives, communities and society, from managing the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, birthplace of […]
International Co-operative Alliance
The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) is an independent, non-governmental organisation that unites, represents and serves co-operatives worldwide. It exists to provide an effective and efficient global voice and forum for knowledge, expertise and co-ordinated action for and about co-operatives.
Hippies ride co-op to the next level
The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. I love the bicycle. I always have. I can think of no sincere, decent human being, male or female, young or old, saint or sinner, who can resist the bicycle. William Saroyan This quote from the Pulitzer Prize winning, Californian novelist is proudly displayed by the Edinburgh […]
Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative Ltd
Traditional workers co-operative with bespoke governance model including Board of Directors and tax efficient share scheme. Independent specialist retailer of bicycles with stores in 6 major cities in the North of the UK as well as a long standing internet retail presence.
The History of the CFC, Bozeman
The Community Food Co-op has come a long way from its humble beginnings on South Wallace Avenue in Bozeman, Montana. What was started by a few people on the fringe looking for a way to buy cheap rice has grown to a $15 million + business employing over 200 workers, with continual growth. In 1979, […]
Community Food Co-op
We are a natural foods cooperative, the largest in Montana, with over 15,000 member-owners. Open to members and public alike, we invite you to see all we have to offer including: a spectacular selection of fresh, organic produce, local and organic meats, fresh, environmentally acquired seafood, an extensive selection of organic, non-GMO and bulk groceries […]
Hôtel du Nord, the cooperative hospitality
In 2010, eight heritage communities decided to create a heritage cooperative to make use of the economic potential of the cultural heritage of the northern districts of Marseilles and run a Hôtel du Nord project in a democratic way. Hôtel du Nord cooperative invites you to discover Marseille by the North: bed and breakfast, solidarity […]