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Cooperative Development Institute The Keep Local Farms program connects consumers with New England dairy farmers through promotion of all dairy products, education on farm activities and the potential for consumers to directly support dairy farmer-members of the New England Family Dairy Farm Cooperative. If you are interested in local food production, productive open land and your local community – click to learn more about the Keep Local Farms program.
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CO-OP RESOURCE LIBRARY GENERAL: STARTING A COOPERATIVE 1. CDI's How to Start a Co-op Packet (PDF) 2. CDI's Online Request for Assistance Form (Link) 2. USDA - How to Start a Cooperative (Link)
1. What is a Worker Cooperative? (PDF - English) 2. What is a Worker Cooperative? (PDF - Spanish)
CDI partnered with Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NE SARE) to produce "The Resource Guide for Agricultural Group-based Businesses." 
Birdhaven Blueberry Farm in Southampton, MA
Center for Cooperatives at University of California 
In-progress housing cooperative in New England.
15 route des Morillons 1218 Grand-Saconnex Geneva, Switzerland Phone: (+41) 22 929 88 88 Fax: (+41) 22 798 41 22 E-Mail: ica@coop.org www.ica.coop The ICA's web site is a good place to learn about the international cooperative movement. It has an extensive publications list as well as information about cooperatives by economic sector and geographic region; cooperative events; cooperative education; and cooperative research. National Center for Employee Ownership 1736 Franklin Street, 8th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-208-1307 Fax: 510-272-9510 Email: LRodgers@nceo.org www.nceo.org National Cooperative Business Association 1401 New York Avenue, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 2005-2160 Phone: 202-638-6222 Fax: 202-638-1374 www.go.coop www.ncba.coop The NCBA's web site is a tremendous resource for information on issues related to cooperatives in the United States. It contains information on starting a co-op, descriptions of co-op sectors, a catalog of publications and gifts, a buyer's guide of products and services for co-op minded people, a calendar of events and a list of university centers for cooperatives. Northeast Biodiesel P.O. Box 688 Greenfield, MA 01302 Phone: 413-828-6795 Fax: 413-517-0300 Email: info@northeastbiodiesel.com www.northeastbiodiesel.com NW Cooperative Development Center 1063 Capitol Way, #211 Olympia, WA 98501 Phone: 360-943-4241 www.nwcdc.coop NWCDC is a nonprofit organization providing development services for cooperatives in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Hawaii. United States Department of Agriculture Rural Developmentwww.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/index.html The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund
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