Cooperative FermentationCulturing a Democratic Food

Economy

Jonah FertigJanuary 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….Our children and grandchildren will have the land and infrastructure to grow food in their community

Consumer Co-opsCooperatives in Maine

Producer Cooperatives

Worker & Consumer Co-opWorker Co-ops

Worker & Hybrid Food Co-ops

Cooperative FermentationCooperative 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

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

Why we need more cooperatives

Why we need more cooperatives

Rooting our food businesses and farms in Community

Empowering people in the food system

Increase access to land

Increase access to markets

Provide a transition plan for a community resource

Cooperative Fermentation

will provide

InspirationFarm Dinners

Community PresentationsSpeaking at Conferences

EducationCooperative, Food, Farming and New

Economy WorkshopsDemocracy at Work Network Peer

Advisor

Research and WritingCooperative Cafes, Restaurants and

Community KitchensCooperative Farms

IncubationCooperative Design LabCo-op Kickstart Weekend

IncubationCooperative Consulting

Facilitation

Food ProductionCooperative Fermentation Food Truck

Farm DinnersCooperative Farming

Community Supported Ferments

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

Collaborative PartnersCooperative 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

Your support now…

Will grow a cooperative economy