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Cooperative FermentationCulturing a Democratic Food
Economy
Jonah FertigJanuary 2014
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A food system where….
People have access to healthy local food
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A food system where….
People have good jobs working the land and cooking food
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A food system where….
Our children and grandchildren will have the land and infrastructure to grow food in their community
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Consumer Co-opsCooperatives in Maine
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Producer Cooperatives
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Worker & Consumer Co-op
Worker Co-ops
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Worker & Hybrid Food Co-ops
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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
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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
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Why we need more cooperatives
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Why we need more cooperatives
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Rooting our food businesses and farms in Community
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Empowering people in the food system
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Increase access to land
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Increase access to markets
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Provide a transition plan for a community resource
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Cooperative Fermentation
will provide
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InspirationFarm Dinners
Community PresentationsSpeaking at Conferences
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Education
Cooperative, Food, Farming and New Economy Workshops
Democracy at Work Network Peer Advisor
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Research and Writing
Cooperative Cafes, Restaurants and Community KitchensCooperative Farms
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Incubation
Cooperative Design LabCo-op Kickstart Weekend
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Incubation
Cooperative ConsultingFacilitation
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Food ProductionCooperative Fermentation Food Truck
Farm DinnersCooperative Farming
Community Supported Ferments
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2014 ProjectsConsulting• ARCafe Transition• Crown of Maine Transition• Neverdun Farm• Serendipity Acres• Diggers CooperativePrograms• 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
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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
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Your support now…
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Will grow a cooperative economy