The juicy bits of the conference have finally commenced bright and early this morning with the keynote address. Speakers were Ann Hoyt, of the University of Wisconsin Co-op Extension Program and main organizer of these annual CCMA gatherings. Adam Schwartz, VP of Member Svcs. for NCBA, and Mark Meyer, CEO of the Filene Institute, [...]
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I just thought this was too hilarious: In a room full of cooperators from all over the country i find Lori (People’s), Holly (Food Front), and Courtney (Alberta) standing around a table gabbing for the better part of [...] Hey Boardies! If you’re out there i need your help! There are way too many great-sounding seminars to attend and i need to figure out which ones to attend! And soon! So here’s the break-down, starting with Friday AM: Friday June 12th 10:30am—12:00pm: Winning in Tough Economic Times (Michael Sansolo, Sansolo Solutions LLC) – [...] Here are the pix i snapped from our tour today. We almost avoided the rain but had a blast anyway! .gallery-item {width: 33%;} //
Tour time: headed out to the east end neighborhood for a tour of some interesting-sounding sites. First is the Garden dreams urban farm. An urban sustainable farm in the midst of a struggling neighborhood Then a tour of our host co-op, the East End Food Co-op. Then Construction junction, my guess is it’s Pittsburghs [...] Hello to all from overcast Pittsburgh, PA. I’m here for the 53rd annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association conference. I’ll be serving as a representative to the Board of Directors for People’s Food Co-op, as well as emissary to the IS4C/Fannie software projects. I hope to use this great opportunity to sponge up as much [...] |
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2L soda bottles make a nifty cascading herb garden in very little space 
