COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS: STORIES OF RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Music composed and performed by Sam Shirley
Welcome to the website for “Cooperative Solutions: Stories of Rural Economic Development!" Each of these pieces tells the story of a different rural cooperative, and how each serves an important need or develops an opportunity in its community.If these stories inspire you to explore starting a co-op of any kind, please visit our Start-Up Tutorial page for lots more information.
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Knights Landing Children's Center
Knights Landing Children’s Center is a cooperative that provides preschool and child-care services in a small, rural community where such services are crucial for working families.
To play the Knights Landing Children's Center Slide Show using the Flash viewer, choose the clip above. This slide show is also available using Windows Media Video.
Knights Landing Children’s Center Movie (Windows Media Video, 4:35, 24MB)
AUDIO (For Community Radio Broadcast and Home Use)
This story is also available as a high-quality MP3 through the link below, ready for broadcast on your community radio station:
Knights Landing Children’s Center- Audio Segment (.mp3, 4:31, 4MB)
Credits:
Narration: Justin Ellerby and Ava Churchill
Music: Sam Shirley
Interview Participants: Clare Purtill, Director-Teacher; Araceli Vasquez, parent; and Brandon Cardenas, child.
Northern California Meat Goat Association
The Northern California Meat Goat Association is a group of small-scale goat ranchers who are in the early stages of starting a marketing cooperative to help them effectively market their goat meat and improve their livelihoods.
To play the Northern California Meat Goat Association Slide Show using the Flash viewer, choose the clip above. This slide show is also available using Windows Media Video.
Northern California Meat Goat Association Movie (higher-quality Windows Media Video, 4:28, 21MB)
AUDIO (For Community Radio Broadcast and Home Use)
This story is also available as high-quality MP3 through the link below, ready for broadcast on your community radio station:
Northern California Meat Goat Association- Audio (.mp3, 4:28, 4MB)
Credits:
Narration: Justin Ellerby
Music: Sam Shirley
Interview Participants: Mary Pryde; Susan Shaul