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Love Your Co-op Shopping Guide

Looking for a sweet way to show some love this Valentine’s Day? Check out our Love Your Co-op Shopping Guide! From local food co-ops to artisan producers, these member-owned businesses bring community, sustainability, and heart to everything they do. Support the...

CMBA Member Highlight: Fare Share Food Cooperative

Fare Share Food Cooperative: Building Infrastructure for a More Resilient Food System Driving up the familiar road to Fare Share Food Cooperative to meet General Manager, Zizi Vlaun, still feels a little like coming home. I first worked there in 2015, during a...

Co-op Celebration Shopping Guide

Make your dollars count. Support economic democracy. As you plan your end-of-year shopping, consider directing your dollars to cooperative businesses. In co-op workplaces, democracy isn’t just a value, it’s part of the business model. Co-ops keep wealth rooted in...

CMBA Member Highlight: Maine Community Power Cooperative

Sunlight over arrays Small plots of shared power Harvesting bright hope   If you’ve ever wished your electricity bill could do more than just drain your wallet, Maine Community Power Cooperative (MCPC) might be your new favorite co-op. Launched officially in September...

CMBA Member Highlight: Tootie’s Tempeh

Tootie’s Tempeh – Deliciously Local, Sustainable, and Democratic Legumes, Labor, and Local Love You expect them to creak, but they don’t. The floors in one of the 1800s Pepperell Mill buildings at 10 West Point Lane in Biddeford are remarkably solid. They’re also...

CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF COOPERATIVES WITH US!

The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Cooperatives, honoring the power of cooperatives to shape a brighter, more equitable future. This year’s theme, “Cooperatives Build a Better World,” aligns with Cooperative Maine Business Alliance’s (CMBA)...

CMBA Member Highlight: Good Tern Co-op

Member Highlight: Good Tern Co-op Good Tern Co-op Good Tern Co-op, located in Rockland, Maine, is a wonderful and thriving food cooperative that has been serving its community since its inception as a buying club in 1980. Over the years, it has grown into a beautiful...