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SUMMARY:Belfast\, Maine: Belfast Co-op\, CDI\, and Crown O'Maine
DESCRIPTION:Belfast Co-op is co-sponsoring this screening with the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) and Crown O’ Maine Organic Cooperative .\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelfast Co-op\n\n\n…is an outgrowth of a grassroots effort by back-to-the-landers seeking access to good food at a fair price\, a unifying story among food co-ops across the country during this period. Essential support came from pre-order natural foods food-buying clubs in the region\, particularly the Friends Co-op in Liberty-Montville which realized that after three years operating as a buying club\, there was more than sufficient community interest to open a brick-and-mortar natural foods store in downtown Belfast. \nIn 1976\, the Belfast Co-op opened its first storefront at 16 Upper Main Street\, with an old wood floor and a sizable parlor stove. Our motto “All are welcome” was born. Working out of an 800 square foot shop\, our pre-order activity attracted new member-owners daily and the Co-op grew to accommodate orders from non-members as well. It was very loosely run\, with a Board of Directors more committed to providing good food for the community than making money\, and monthly meetings which took place in people’s homes and always included a potluck supper. \nMaine’s Largest Food Co-op\nAs we continue to grow and change\, we retain the same goals and mission reflecting cooperative values\, and providing goods and services to our member-owners and customers who visit us from three counties in midcoast Maine and beyond. With over 3\,900 member-owners and nearly $8 million in annual sales\, we remain Maine’s largest food co-op\, as well as one of the oldest.
URL:https://foodforchange.coop/screening/belfast-co-op/
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