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Andrius Ragainis, summer student with the LOFC Network, writes about his experience at the ACE Conference in Austin.
Learn about the joys and the challenges of building “civic food networks” through this case study of the Harvest Moon Local Food Initiative.
The LOFCN was recently featured in an academic journal, which is available to the public freely through July.
Cooperative enterprises provide the organizational means whereby a significant proportion of humanity is able to take into its own hands the tasks of creating productive employment, overcoming poverty and achieving social integration. They constitute a model for a people-centred and sustainable form of societal organization, based on equity, justice and solidarity.
Interested in presenting at the International Cooperative Alliance Conference?
Watch the archived webcast of this special social economy speakers series on food and farming co-operatives!
JAFSCD welcomes submissions that explore the intersection of cooperatives with alternative food systems initiatives.