Food co-ops in Canada are working together to form a strong, connected root system running back and forth across the country.
The Roots of a Co-operative Food System in Canada
Inspiration, Co-operation and Processing in a Brand New Food Hub
The centre offers an impressive range of options, from hot water bath canning to flash freezing as well as training to support new ventures.
Eleven Principles for Creating Great Community Places
By nature, good public spaces (and co-ops!) that respond to the needs, the opinions and the ongoing changes of the community require attention.
Owning is the New Sharing
Sooner or later, transforming a system of gross inequality and concentrated wealth will require more than isolated experiments at the fringes — it will require capturing that wealth and redirecting its flows. This recognition has been built into some of the most significant efforts under the banner of the so-called “new economy” movement.
Local Food System Thriving in Lucknow, Ontario
Out in Lucknow Ontario, an astonishing community is reviving the local food system
Community Food Centres Canada Seeks Ontario Partner
CFC Canada is pleased to call on Ontario-based organizations to submit an Expression of Interest to develop a Community Food Centre in 2015.
Food+Co-ops: Access to Good Food for All
Access to good food for all. Who can’t get behind that idea? NOFA-VT and an alliance within the New England cooperative economy are making strides each day toward this important and powerful goal.
Ways to Finance Food Systems
Exploring ways to create new local sustainable food systems brought farmers, representatives of agricultural co-operatives and social innovators together in the County of Brant on Thursday.