Farm Cooperatives on the Redwood Coast – A Learning Series

A Short Introductory Series on Farm Cooperatives

For food, fiber, and flower farmers in Humboldt, Del Norte, and Tribal Lands

There’s more than one way to operate an agriculture business in cooperation with others. In a worker-owned farm, everyone shares the profits and the leadership, allowing everyone to reap the benefits of what they sow. In a producers cooperative, a number of farms join forces to share equipment, professional services like bookkeeping and insurance, labor, marketing, and distribution.

Join the North Coast Growers Association, Worker Owned Humboldt, and guest instructors for an inspiring look at the benefits and approaches for creating Worker-owned Farms and Agricultural Producer Cooperatives.

Click here to watch a short overview of agricultural worker and producer cooperatives. Then watch recording webinars with deeper dives below.

Introduction to Worker-Owned Farms, with special guest Jasmin Segura from Redwood Roots Farm Cooperative. Thursday, 28 Feb 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 pm

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In 2022, with support from Worker Owned Humboldt, Redwood Roots Farm became Redwood Roots Farm Cooperative, and is now owned by its employees. Join Ivy North from North Coast Growers Association, Tobin McKee from Worker Owned Humboldt, and the worker-owners from Redwood Roots for an inspiring and informative discussion about becoming a worker-owned farm. In a worker-owned farm, everyone shares the profits and the leadership, allowing everyone to reap the benefits of what they sew.

Introduction to Agricultural Producers Cooperatives, with special guest Drew Barber from Uplift Co-op. Thursday, 7 March 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 pm

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Uplift Cooperative is an agricultural producers cooperative in the Petrolia Valley. In a producers cooperative, a number of farms join forces to share equipment, and professional services like bookkeeping, insurance, labor, marketing, and distribution. Join Ivy North from North Coast Growers Association, Tobin McKee from Worker Owned Humboldt, and Drew Barber from Uplift Cooperative in an inspiring and informative discussion about forming an agricultural producers cooperative.