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 […]
People Helping Pets!
COMSTAR Federal Credit union in Frederick, MD, loves pets-and it shows! On Friday, June 24, 2011, COMSTAR celebrated Take Your Dog To Work day. We planned a special series of fun events to celebrate the day and our new health insurance for pets (VPI). Our celebration included: -Coolest pet on the black contest -Dog adoption […]
Birmingham Bike Foundry – United Kingdom
Cycling is inexpensive, environmentally friendly, good exercise, often faster than public transport, reduces traffic congestion … What’s not to like? Unfortunately public policy is not always bicycle-oriented, and many people, especially women, are unwilling to get on a bike. A workers’ cooperative that recycles bikes and offers cycle training, Birmingham Bike Foundry is hoping to convince […]
Argentinean workers take destiny in own hands
UST is the story of how 34 workers turned the tables on Argentinas largest multinational company. Techint may have been involved in more than 100 businesses around the world but the thorn in its side in the late 1990s was a business in its home patch, in a place called Villa Domínico, just south of […]
Cooperativa de Trabajo Unión Solidaria de Trabajadores (UST)
Unión Solidaria de Trabajadores (Solidarity Gathering of Workers, or UST) became a worker cooperative in 2003 as the plants formerly state-contracted workers faced job flexibilization and dismissals. Formally, UST is involved in parks maintenance for the municipality of Avellaneda and the management of the large, state-run landfill located in the neighbourhoods Villa Domínico and Wilde. […]
Lama Development and Cooperation Agency
Founded in 2007, LAMA is a consulting agency working in the field of local and international development. LAMA focused its work on supporting development organizations, local authorities, enterprises, trusts and other institutions with a range of specially designed and professional services. LAMA delivers services in three main areas: Consultancy; Training and Communication; Action Research and […]
Equal Exchange
A pioneer and U.S. market leader in Fair Trade since 1986, Equal Exchange is an award-winning, full service, nationwide provider of high quality organic coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, almonds, olive oil and bananas. 100% of Equal Exchange products are fairly traded, benefiting more than 40 small farmer co-operatives in 25 countries from Mexico to India. […]
Women’s Sewing Co-op Cocoki of Kigali, Rwanda
Emelienne Nyiramana, now 37, used to fetch water for a living, walking 17 kilometers from her home in Kigali and earning 25 cents on each trip to provide for her family of six. She didnt have a bank account, and school fees and groceries for her four children were never certainties. Now, Emelienne earns more […]