These free webinars are offered through CDS’s Small & Strong program, which supports small food co-ops in the Upper Midwest. All are welcome! With rising energy prices impacting your bottom line, it’s time to get back to the basics and…

Staff members Char Vrieze and Cory Neely attended the 2026 Cooperation Works! Spring Member Meeting, held in Baltimore, Maryland, April 26–29. Day one opened with networking and an exploration of the Baltimore cooperative ecosystem through a panel led by Kate…

Minnesota Cooperative Summit CoMinnesota‘s 2nd annual Minnesota Cooperative Summit is set for July 28-29 at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Register soon…the inaugural summit held in Morris, MN sold out early last year.…

At CDS, we live and breathe Cooperative Principle 5–Education, Training, and Information–as part of our enduring commitment to helping people learn about co-ops. This includes everyone from existing co-ops to startups to simply the “co-op curious.” This year, CDS staff…

CDS was privileged to participate in two 2026 Co-op Days at the Capitol events organized by Cooperative Network, first in Wisconsin and most recently in Minnesota. Cory Neeley represented CDS in Madison this past February. Jody Emerson – Eau Claire,…