It’s hard to explain this cooperative education experience in words. Take a look at the images from our trip below and stay tuned for further insights about what made this trip so worthwhile.
Associate Director, Natalie, facilitates a Co-ops 101 workshop in a small schoolyard in Virginia.
Luther College senior, GV, speaks with a Renaissance Community Coop board member at their monthly community meeting.
Why did the chicken cross the road? To take a picture with Aynah students on our exploration of Raleigh with the Executive Director of the Cooperative Council of North Carolina, Jennie Gentry, on National Agriculture Awareness Day.
Still donning our hair nets after a fascinating tour of all of the internal operations of Weaver Street Market, a multi-stakeholder grocery cooperative with some big plans to affect the accessibility of organic food.
Fellow #coopyouth, Yahya, facilitating an excellent workshop on consensus decision making.
The wall of the Dill Pickle Food Co-op in Chicago reminding us of the seven cooperative principles that connect all the things we’ve learned about on this trip into a movement worth joining.
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