Worker Ownership

Building Co-ops Through Timebanking

Portland, Maine
A project of: Cooperative Development Institute
Contact:

Erwin Crowell, ecrowell@cdi.coop

In old New England barn-raising style, Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) Board Member, Terry Daniels, applies innovative ‘community co-op’ model to weatherization program in Portland, Maine. MORE >>

Pachamama Coffee Cooperative

Juan Reynoso, a member-owner of Pachamama Coffee CooperativeJuan Reynoso, a member-owner of Pachamama Coffee Cooperative
Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and Ethiopia
A project of: Cooperative Development Foundation
Contact:

Steve Thomas, sthomas@cdf.coop

Pachamama – the Quechua word for Mother Earth – is exactly how the organization wants to be viewed. Instead of reaping lands of their resources for profit, Pachamama coordinates partnerships with coffee growers in an effort to provide economic fairness with those involved. While most people look to coffee as a resource of value, Pachamama knows that it is the farmer that truly matters. MORE >>