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Cooperative Fermentation

Cooperative Fermentation. Culturing a Democratic Food Economy Jonah Fertig January 2014. A food system where…. People have access to healthy local food. A food system where…. People have good jobs working the land and cooking food. A food system where….

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Cooperative Fermentation

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  1. Cooperative Fermentation Culturing a Democratic Food Economy Jonah Fertig January 2014

  2. A food system where…. People have access to healthy local food

  3. A food system where…. People have good jobs working the land and cooking food

  4. A food system where…. Our children and grandchildren will have the land and infrastructure to grow food in their community

  5. Cooperatives in Maine Consumer Co-ops

  6. Producer Cooperatives

  7. Worker & Consumer Co-op Worker Co-ops

  8. Worker & Hybrid Food Co-ops

  9. Cooperative Fermentation Cooperative Fermentation’s mission is to democratize the Maine food system through creating multi-stakeholder cooperatives in farming, food processing and restaurants. • Inspiration • Education • Incubation • Production

  10. Support for Cooperative Fermentation • $40,000 in project and seed funding • Donations through the Cooperative Development Institute or Resilience Hub • Patient Capital Loans • A pool of cooperative supporters who can offer early seed funding for cooperatives in Maine • Facilitation and Consulting Clients

  11. Why we need more cooperatives

  12. Why we need more cooperatives

  13. Rooting our food businesses and farms in Community

  14. Empowering people in the food system

  15. Increase access to land

  16. Increase access to markets

  17. Provide a transition plan for a community resource

  18. Cooperative Fermentation will provide

  19. Inspiration Farm Dinners Community Presentations Speaking at Conferences

  20. Education Cooperative, Food, Farming and New Economy Workshops Democracy at Work Network Peer Advisor

  21. Research and Writing Cooperative Cafes, Restaurants and Community Kitchens Cooperative Farms

  22. Incubation Cooperative Design Lab Co-op KickstartWeekend

  23. Incubation Cooperative Consulting Facilitation

  24. Food Production Cooperative Fermentation Food Truck Farm Dinners Cooperative Farming Community Supported Ferments

  25. 2014 Projects Consulting • ARCafe Transition • Crown of Maine Transition • Neverdun Farm • Serendipity Acres • Diggers Cooperative Programs • Cooperative Design Lab • Co-op Kickstart Weekend • Cafe, Restaurant, and Community Kitchen Guide • Co-op Workshops and Presentations • DAWN Peer Consultant • Farm Dinners • Community Supported Ferments • Cooperative Farming

  26. Collaborative Partners Cooperative Fermentation is working directly with: • Cooperative Development Institute • Resilience Hub Other Potential Collaborators: Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, US Federation of Worker Co-ops, Cooperative Fund of New England, Cooperative Maine, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Crown of Maine Organic Cooperative, Maine WORC, FEDCO, Slow Money Maine, New School, School Around Us, Neverdun Farm, CEI, Maine Farmland Trust, Cultivating Community, City of Portland

  27. Your support now…

  28. Will grow a cooperative economy

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