Carrickfergus Greengrocers has now over 100 members!
Following the Carrickfergus Town Hall launch on Wednesday 5 April 2023, Carrick Greengrocers has now 109 members and raised around £10,000! There is still time, the offer will end on… Read more
Student Housing Co-ops – Belfast meets Cork!
Pictured at the Student Housing event in Cork Ryan Harling. Scott Jennings from Students Co-op Homes. also attended this interesting event. Cork Student Housing Co-op are a group of third-level… Read more
Cultivating Community Farming – Jubilee workshop on Marketing and Tourism
An excellent day out was had with the Cultivating Community Farming groups attending a workshop on Marketing and Tourism by Portia Woods. The Cultivating Community Farming is a programme of… Read more
Start-up and Development Support for Fair and Ethical Co-ops
Co-operatives UK and The Co-operative Bank have extended their partnership through the Business Support for Co-ops programme to help new and existing co-ops. Created to help build better co-operative businesses,… Read more
Landworkers’ Alliance arrives in Northern Ireland
The Landworkers’ Alliance is a grassroots union of farmers, foresters and land-based workers. They are launching a new branch in NI on Wednesday 3 May online. If you want… Read more
Banking & Ethics – Why be Concerned about the Financial Services we use?
The financial sector of the economy claims that it provides financial services. But there is a question which is never asked which we ask in this second webinar on ethical… Read more
Policy – Belfast Business Survey Results
The results of the latest Belfast Business Survey, carried out in partnership with Belfast Chamber, have now been released. Interesting reading for anyone involved in economic and community development. Belfast… Read more
Cloughjordan Annual Gathering 2023
Tiziana O’Hara attended the Cloughjordan Annual Gathering in-person for agroecological farmers and workers, community food and environmental advocates, and people interested in cooperatives, local resilience, food sovereignty and rural regeneration…. Read more