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Let's talk co-ops!  Co-ops are a great model for building a democratic food system rooted in community!  Co-ops can take many forms - food co-ops, workers, producers, processors, farmers, fishermen, buying clubs, credit unions, marketing, & more!

Website: http://www.cooperativemaine.org
Location: Maine - statewide
Members: 24
Latest Activity: Oct 5, 2012

Cooperatives: Key Players in Local Maine Economies

State of the State TV THIS WEEK:

“Cooperatives: Key Players in Local Maine Economies”

(first air date 3/6//2012).

MECEP Executive Director Garrett Martin and his guests Jennifer Hill, Member, Cooperative Maine; Scott Cooper, Co-manager, Rising Tide Food Co-op; and Joanna Linden, Fedco Seeds discuss how local coops offer a real alternative to national chains and big box stores and contribute more to local economies.

Time Warner Cable TV affiliates statewide on Channel 9:

  • Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
  • Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
  • Sundays at 1:30 p.m.

However, air times may vary due to periodic program preemptions and rescheduling. To check the current Time Warner program schedule in your area, click here.  (AUDIO file MP3 13MB)

Other community television stations that are running the program are WOGT, Ogunquit; WVACTV Channel 2, Bethel; CATTV, Baileyville; Harpswell (for latest listings, click here), Freeport; Bath Community Television Channel 14, Mt. Blue Community TV, and Brunswick TV (for latest listings, click here)

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Comment by Randall Parr on April 17, 2012 at 1:27pm

Cooperation would be a wonderful idea!

 

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Heather Burt (FARMS) commented on Linzee Weld's blog post Kickstart Maine local food projects!
"FARMS (Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools) is currently running a Kickstarter for the FARMS Community Kitchen to be located on the second floor of Rising Tide. Please visit our Kickstarter page, support our project and spread the word. See:…"
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This group is to facilitate connections among people and groups working directly in the Greater Portland Food System (farmers, fishermen, activists, food service, agencies, NGO's, businesses/coops, gardeners, processors, distributors/aggregators, retailers, etc.)  This online group is meant to compliment the other connecting work already happening in Greater Portland.See More
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Greater Portland Sustainability Mini-Conference at USM Portland

June 4, 2013 from 3pm to 7pm
Come join the Greater Portland Sustainability Council for a free mini-conference at USM on June 4 from 3 pm - 7 pm. More info by clicking here. You can come for specific topics or the whole event. Do you have a topic to present or discuss? - let us know as there will be time for "open space" discussions. Sessions will be presented on the following (go to the website for the detailed…See More
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Michele Pfannenstiel replied to Michele Pfannenstiel's discussion Bills from the Legislature
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Bills from the Legislature

As per Monique's request for dialog on the forum, I am posting links to 3 bills.  I'll admit to being unclear as to what some of the reporting language means.  OTP means Ought to Pass, ONTP means ought not to pass, AM is amendments, and I am going to venture a guess that Divided Report means it was split down the middle.LD 475…See More
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