Under a contract with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Development Services in 2016 reviewed national trends and reports regarding food hubs, and augmented that with interviews of food hub operators in Minnesota.  Our report highlights new roles being played…

In 2014 Cooperative Development Services has completed a case study of the cooperative food system in the Twin Cities with particular focus on this as a local foods system operating at scale. Authored by Joan Stockinger of CDS and Dave…

In 2013-14, CDS reviewed the status of several housing co-op sectors present in MN, WI and IA.  We’d like to thank the National Cooperative Bank for funding this study. The study is available for download in PDF format. State of…

CDS commissioned a 2014 survey of community and economic developers in Minnesota and Wisconsin to gauge their knowledge about and interest in cooperative businesses as a solution to various issues of community development. The full study is available for download in…