Cooperative: Here in Minnesota (and in a lot of upper midwest states and I think a number of western states) Cooperative has a very specific legal term. It is something that is owned cooperatively by consumers, workers or producers. You can not be called a coop unless you met the legal definition and requirements (which I don't know and are very detailed). We have a lot of consumer grocery cooperatives in the Twin Cities--specializing in "whole foods." Most of rural MN and parts of the suburbs are served by consumer owned electric utility cooperatives. Producer cooperatives seem to have become very large; Land-0-Lakes is one. In California I believe Sunkist is another.
Worker owned cooperatives are less common. Two in my neighborhood are a cafe and one of the best retail bike shops in the Twin Cities-- The Hub Bicycle Cooperative.
To answer a question that may come up. A coop is NOT the same as a nonprofit. They are totally different animals.
.............. Sheldon Mains SPOKES Bike Walk Connect www.SpokesConnect.org www.fb.com/SpokesConnect
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 3:20 AM, Jerry danceswithcars@gmail.com wrote:
Do you call a coop a shop?
Implies sales instead of recycled and commerce instead of community, imo
Fwiw: wasn't there but program lit should have that unless done uncon / crunchy granola whiteboard style 8:/
Haven't a clue what this gadget thought I typed, so TIA for understanding anyways...
On Dec 3, 2013, at 17:03, wormsign@gmail.com wrote:
It was the coop in Ventura, CA
Enzo Loconte Board Secretary Bikerowave
On Dec 3, 2013, at 1:28 PM, David Eyer Davis davey@bicyclecollective.org wrote:
Hi Justin, all, we weren't the shop in question, but at Salt Lake Bike Collective we teach a weekly mechanics class based out of the chapters of the park tool book, published here:
http://www.bicyclecollective.org/en/programs/classes/368-2013-park-tool-scho...
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Justin Pogge oldfieldcycles@gmail.comwrote:
At bike bike this year there was a great workshop on doing a mechanic training course. I cannot remember the shop that did the workshop but they offered up their curriculum to anyone who wanted it. They took everyone's email but the documents never got emailed out. Anyone have them? Out remember who did the workshop?
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