Articles
Cooperative Trainings in Soil and Community Resilience
Much like a mother fungus catalyzes a waterfall of positive effects for the soil beneath banana plants, when we patronize Rio y Valle and Equal Exchange, we feed resources into organizations who are methodically and creatively bolstering people power.
Opportunity Knocks: Women Taking the Lead
Through a gender plan and trainings, Rio y Valle created an expectation that women should participate in the project’s peer exchanges and be elected to co-op committees. Without intentionally welcoming girls and women, they rarely would be able to participate in these opportunities.
Unpacking Power Dynamics with a Banana Co-op
With buyers who see and value the unique contributions of smallholders, bananas serve as a means to a steady business that simultaneously stabilizes and revives community.
The Citizen-Consumer Dilemma: Part Two
Fortunately, there have been movements and models that have attempted to address, challenge and change food system problems and create food justice, solidarity, and authentic citizen-consumer actions. Over the next two posts, we will examine and analyze four different reforms spawned by these movements.