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Monthly Archives: October 2019
Power in Purpose: The NCBA/CLUSA Olympia Roundtable
Morning Presentations Diane Gasaway, Executive Director of NWCDC, starts the session discussing the variety and number of co-ops in the Pacific Northwest. More importantly, how these co-ops focus on core needs: housing, food security, employment. The day begins with brief … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month
Tagged electric coops, homecare, NCBA/CLUSA, oly food coop, power of cooperation, ROCs
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Circle of Life: The Washington Homecare Model
Circle of Life Caregiving Cooperative based in Bellingham, WA and serving Whatcom County came into existence 10 years ago. It was the first care giving co-op in Washington and created what has become the model for home care co-ops in … Continue reading
Raíces Cooperative Farm
Cooperation comes in many forms. Grocery co-ops and large ag co-ops tend to dominate the top-of-mind awareness for many, and have a tendency to look similar; however, once one starts seeking out co-ops in the community, one can’t help but … Continue reading
Organic Valley
Organic Valley (also known as CROPP) is a relatively young co-op in the agricultural producer model. Darigold, a big dairy co-op here in the PNW just celebrated its 100th anniversary and Land o’ Lakes will turn 100 in 1921. Organic … Continue reading
Alberta Co-op (Portland)
The Alberta Co-op in Portland’s Northeast community is a consumer (or community) owned grocery that uses a staff collective to manage the co-op. The mission of the co-op “is to serve as a community resource and gathering place, while providing … Continue reading
Building a New Economy
Construction companies seem ripe for the co-op model. The very nature of contracting means a team effort. Along the I-5 corridor between Bellingham and Olympia, there are three construction co-ops and more interested. Northwest Construction Co-op in Olympia focuses on … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, worker co-ops
Tagged community, construction, Cooperatives, development, Ownership
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International Credit Union Day
It is sometimes easy to take Credit Unions for granted in the US. They seem to be everywhere! Here in Olympia, we have WSECU (state employees), BECU (Boeing employees), TwinStar, (school teachers), OBEE (Olympia Brewing), OCCU (logging), Olympia Credit Union, … Continue reading
Ridgeline Homecare Co-op
The newest entrant in Washington Homecare Cooperative is Ridgeline Homecare Co-op. They are in the process of obtaining their agency license. The co-op expects to serve the cities of Port Angeles and Sequim but will be licensed for Clallam County. … Continue reading
PT Shipwrights: They Saw, They Conquered
Just a short write up today to acknowledge one of the oldest functioning worker co-ops in Washington: The Port Townsend Shipwrights Cooperative. They started out this journey (or voyage) in 1981 with 8 shipwrights and a ship’s saw. The Co-op … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, worker co-ops
Tagged history, Ownership, self-help, self-responsibility
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ROC and Roll
Resident Owned Communities (ROCs) have become a thing. This term generally refers to a specific type of housing co-op that engages manufactured home parks. This is a slightly different model than what most people think of when they hear the … Continue reading