Calendar of Events

Mid-Atlantic Alliance of Cooperatives Youth Leadership Development

February - April

The Cooperative Business and Leadership Training (BLT) program is designed to create an understanding of business, cooperatives, and entrepreneurial skills among older teens within a workshop-learning environment that fosters team building and leadership development. Held across Pennsylvania, the workshops are the first step to learning about cooperatives.
For workshop locations, click: http://maacooperatives.org/id20.html

Starting a Food Co-op? What you need to know!

Feb. 16-April 27, 2010, every two weeks, 2 p.m.
Webinar

CDS Consulting Co-op and the Food Co-op 500 program present this series of six internet-based workshops. Free, but registration is required. To learn more about the series and register, visit: http://www.cdsconsulting.coop/startup-webinar

How to Develop a Food Co-op Store

March 11, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Community Health Services Inc., 520 Albany Avenue, Hartford, CT

Northeast Cooperative Council Annual Meeting

March 18-19
Doubletree Hotel, Syracuse, New York

Doubletree Hotel, Syracuse, New York. Registration $200
For more information, please visit: http://cooperatives.aem.cornell.edu/events.htm

Massachusetts Farmers' Market Workshop: Empowering the Market Manger for Success

March 25, 2010 4:15 p.m.
North Grafton, MA

Co-sponsored with Mass Farmers’ Markets and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. Registration of $35 includes morning refreshments and lunch. Register by March 15 as space is limited. To register, go to
http://www.cdi.coop/market_managers_workshop_10.php