Building Co-operation in the Capital
Watch 'Reimagine work', an inspiring story about an artisan bakery and workers co-op from Leeds. Leeds Bread Co-op has been working with The Hive to put its expansion plans in place so it can extend the number of customers and grow the number of employees. Do you want to start or grow a co-op? Support is here: https://www.thehive.coop/reimagine … [Read more...]
GCDA is having an annual gathering! Join them to get a flavour of last year's work & help them develop our next steps in co-operative development. GCDA is celebrating 33 years of supporting communities in Greenwich and wider London. Come and share with them their successes and challenges from the last year, and help them plan their next steps! The event includes a … [Read more...]
Do you know someone, or are you, between 16-25, resident in Waltham Forest, London and currently seeking work? Have you (or that other person) ever thought about working in horticulture, food growing and associated enterprises? Come and find your place - as Organiclea is really pleased to offer for a second year, a work scheme for young people in partnership with Waltham … [Read more...]
Co-operatives London and London Co-operative Development members GCDA are running more great free food business training sessions: Date: Thursday 6th OR 20th March Time: 10am - 4pm Venue: GCDA, in the heart of Greenwich Cost: Free to Greenwich residents, business & food projects. Absolutely Brilliant! Everyone in or setting up a food business should do this course -- June … [Read more...]
Huge congratulations to Organiclea a workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley who have won Best Producer is Sustain's inaugural Urban Food Awards 2014. They were also a runner up in the Best Retailer category. The good news was reported in national newspaper The Guardian, the local Guardian, in the Chingford Times and on the Transition Walthamstow … [Read more...]