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Ontario’s Regional Co-op Food Hub Project
Mustard Seed Co-op recieves $100K in provincial funding
Mustard Seed Cooperative Grocery announced Friday it will receive exactly $117, 603 in funding from the Ontario government.
Online and Virtual: Local Food Networks Using the Oklahoma Cooperative Model
The internet is a powerful platform for convening people, ideas, services, and goods, and has in the past number of years begun to show its potential ... Our Co-op Toolbox is available to members only. Please sign up for your
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.
New Program Makes it Easier for Calgary Shoppers to Spot Local Food in Supermarkets
Localize’s bright orange shelf labels will start appearing on shelves in 24 Calgary Co-op stores, highlighting more than 400 products from Alberta and Western Canada.
US Food Co-op Impact Study
A new study, Healthy Foods Healthy Communities: The Social and Economic Impacts of Food Co-ops,* quantifies the impact food co-ops have as compared to conventional grocery stores.
Open Source Local Food Co-ops
The open-source software developed by the Oklahoma Food Co-op to facilitate a virtual farmers' market is now being used by three co-ops in Ontario - the Eastern Ontario Local Food Co-op, the Ottawa Valley Food Co-op, and the Niagara Local Food Co-op.
Niagara Local Food Co-op Forms Action Plan for 2012 and Beyond
The Niagara Local Food Co-op uses open source software developed by the Oklahoma Food Co-op to run a virtual farmers' market. This year's strategic planning session brought the co-op to looking carefully at the years ahead. By Allison Smith on April 3, 2012, in