How Democracy Collaborative Will Create 50 Million Employee Owners by 2050
There are currently an estimated 10 million employee owners in the U.S. What if that number grew to 50 million by 2050?
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These East African Countries Show How Teamwork and Technology can Thwart Illegal Fishing
Composed of the six countries that drove out the Premier, along with Madagascar and Somalia, FISH-i Africa seeks to form a united front against illegal — or “pirate” — fishing.
How Freelancers Are Reinventing Work Through New Collective Enterprises
Like an extended smashing of atoms, the 9-to-5 job market has shattered and splintered over the past 25 years in ways that have both liberated and trapped millions of workers.
Art Co-ops and the Power of Mobilizing Collaboration for Creativity
For as long as there has been art, artists have worked together to support each others’ projects and sustain their livelihoods.
National Co-op Month Kicks Off in October. Here’s Why it Matters
Can you imagine a world where all businesses are owned and directly controlled by the people who depend on them for employment or essential goods and services?
What is it About this Soil that Protects Plants from Devastating Disease?
In the same way forts have armies to protect themselves against invaders, plants growing in disease-suppressive soil have beneficial bacteria to defend themselves against parasites…
Photo Essay: Community Gardens Change Lives
Community gardens and urban agriculture projects are a powerful way for people to connect with others for healthy, enriching experiences in their neighborhoods.
Scientists Uncover Surprising Source of Carbon Storage Hidden in Plain Sight
Agroforestry — integrating trees into cropland or pastureland — is often discussed as a promising strategy for helping to ease the threat of climate change because trees are particularly good at sucking carbon dioxide from the air and socking it away for the long term.
California Seed Sharing Bill Signed into Law
Seed sharing in California took a major step forward on Friday when Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Seed Exchange Democracy Act, an amendment to the California Seed Law. It’s the latest victory in a global movement to support and protect seed sharing and saving.
What is a Platform Co-op
The good news is that there is an alternative — one that places control and ownership of digital services into the hands of its users. It’s called a platform cooperative, or platform co-op.
Alleycat Acres Puts New Twist on Community Gardens in Seattle
Alleycat Acres has survived the immense challenge of losing farms to development and recommitted to their mission to reconnect people, place and produce.
How Three U.S. Mini-Farms are Sowing the Seeds of Global Food Security
Biointensive farms use 50 to 75 percent less land and 94 to 99 percent less energy to produce a given amount of food than does conventional farming.Research shows that biointensive farms use 50 to 75 percent less land, 50 to 100 percent less fertilizer, 67 to 88 percent less water and 94 to 99 percent less energy to produce a given amount of food than does conventional farming.
