Welcome to the KDC Newsletter Archive Page.  Our newsletter is published four times a year.  Here we keep record of co-op news about, or of interest to, cooperatives in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Second Quarter, Summer 2011

In this issue:

• View from Glenn Bergman's Doorstep
• Successful Food Co-op Start-up Conference in Philly
• Hall of Fame Dinner a Hit
• Practitioner's Perspective on Co-op Month
• Cultivate.Coop a new Resource for Co-op Development

 

First Quarter, Spring 2011

In this issue:

• View from the Doorstep of Eric Wallace
• Message from Paul Hazen Regarding International Year of Cooperatives
• Chester Community Grocery Opens Doors
• Cooperation Works! Developing Co-op Development Professionals
• Practitioner's Perspective on Multi-stakeholder Cooperatives

 

November-December 2010

In this issue:

• View From My Doorstep:  Lessons Learned from the Closing of Independents Coffee Co-op
• Composting in the West, Associating in the East, 2010 Mid Atlantic Co-ops in Review
• Practitioner's Perspective:  On the Importance of Admin Systems
• 2011 Events of Interest to Mid Atlantic Co-ops
• Farming for the Future Conference Celebrates 20 Years in 2011

September-October 2010

In this issue:

• View From My Doorstep:  An Interview with Greg Boulos about the Terra Madre conference and Farm Corp
• Representative Chaka Fattah Champions Urban Cooperative Development
• Mariposa Food Co-op in Philadelphia to Relocate
• Practitioner's Perspective:  On Regionalism
• "October is Co-op Month:" A busy time for KDC
• Position Opening at KDC

June-August 2010

In this issue:

• View From My Doorstep:  An Interview with Cheryl Cook, Deputy Undersecretary at USDA
• KDC Executive Directors Cathy Smith Leads National Organization of professional cooperative developers
• USDA Rolls Out Strategic Plan
• ACE Conference:  David Korten headlines, Evergreen Co-ops a hit
• Practitioner's Perspective:  On Water Conservation

April-May 2010

In this issue:

• View From My Doorstep:  An Interview with Brian Snyder of PASA
• Forming the Mid-Atlantic Alliance of Cooperatives
• Practitioner's Perspective:  Advice for Steering Committees
• Anthony Andonizio Leads Legal Webinar
• Co-op Week in DC Reviewed

February-March 2010

In this issue:

• KDC Elects New Board President:  Diane Sheets
• Composting Co-ops Coming Soon
• View From My Doorstep:  An Interview with Jeff Taylor and Jim Crawford of Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative
• New Directors Take Seat at KDC:  Marilyn Anthony and Kenny Bounds
• PASA's Farming for the Future Conference a Huge Success

December 2009-January 2010

In this issue:

• KDC Board President Jerry Phillips Retires
• KDC Receives Rural Cooperative Development Grant from USDA
• Countdown to PASA's Farming for the Future Conference
• United Steel Workers Team Up with Mondragon to develop worker co-ops in the United States
• Co-op Friendly Bills in House and Senate would double business lending capacity of credit unions