This session describes the history, culture and nuances of the cooperative business model. Each employee will leave this program with a solid understanding of cooperatives, the ownership, equity-patronage, and member representative structure of their cooperatives. The participants will also be able to explain the cooperative advantage to co-op members and the general public.
Call 317-726-6910 or email knowledge@macc.coop for additional information.
“We began working as a multifarm agricultural cooperative in 2006 with assistance from ICDC and a grant for legal expenses. Without that support, our co-op growers wouldn’t have been able to confidently create its FarmFreshCSA project to direct market our naturally grown fresh produce.”
—Claire Whalen, Laughery Valley Growers