In 2014, we donated to Equal Exchange’s Grow Together Fund to support a cashew growing co-op in El Salvador called Aprainores. The money helped the cashew farmers get through a hard, drought season, working on their own farms rather than as day laborers on other farms. Equal Exchange donated funds to plant additional trees and…
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Queen Alaffia
The Queek Alaffia line (available online) features one-of-a-kind bags, scarves, and more, made from vibrant, hand-printed West African fabrics. The items are made by hand at the Alaffia Artisan Center in Sokode, Togo, by women who are escaping prostitution.
Continue ReadingIntroducing “Cooperatives for a Better World”
We’d like to share Cooperatives for a Better World’s website, at http://buildingabetterworldnow.com/. Cooperatives for a Better World is a not-for-profit organization with the mission to spread the benefits of the cooperative business model through educational and inspirational storytelling. “By spreading understanding and awareness, we feel we can increase usages of cooperatives [and] respect for cooperatives…
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Co-ops Make a Difference
Cooperatives in the United States and around the world are making an impact on lives through the economic benefits that they bring to their owners, through their community and environmental initiatives, and through their collective efforts to create a people-centered economy.
Continue ReadingCelebrating Co-ops
Our Celebration of Co-ops kicks off this week. For the next month, we’ll highlight products made by co-ops and talk about the difference a co-op makes in a community.
Continue ReadingArtK12: Paintings of Water
This month’s exhibit is from FPG Bilingüe Elementary. “Paintings of Water” is curated by art teacher Jessica Greene.
Continue ReadingWeaver Race II: Connect the Co-ops
The Weaver Race is back! We’ve got a brand new virtual route for 2016: 96 miles past ten of our favorite local co-ops. Kick off the spring by running as many miles as you can in a month. How it works: We’ve partnered with Racery, a Durham-based company that has created a map of our…
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Volunteers Needed
Each month a group of volunteers gathers to sort 3,500 to 4,000 pounds of fresh produce into boxes for the 110 Burmese and Karin refugee families served by PORCH’s Food for Families program. We need more volunteers to help us with this important work—staff and community members are welcome. The next produce sorts are: Tuesday,…
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Hope for the Hungry
Our annual Hope for the Holidays campaign last month raised $9680.36! Thank you to everyone who supported the campaign by purchasing gift packs, PEACEstachios, stollen, and other holiday treats.
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The current exhibit, “Mysteries”, is by students at McDougle Middle School. Inspired by The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg, students imagined characters and settings and then created captioned illustrations for stories that haven’t yet been told.
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