Rule
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Nov 21, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/cooperative-ownership/2014-2/
In May 2001 the Colorado legislature passed HB 1086, which created the Agriculture Value-Added Development Board within the Department of Agriculture. The Board makes grants, loans and loan guarantees, and equity investments, and also offers tax credits to eligible agricultural value-added cooperatives. The tax credit is available for members of eligible agriculture value-added cooperatives in an amount equal to the lesser of 50 percent of the member’s investment or$15,000, up to a maximum amount per project of $1,500,000 (these are the same limits as the Missouri tax credit). $4 million is available for tax credits on an annual basis. Continue reading
Article
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Stacy Mitchell
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Nov 6, 2000
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/setting-slow-table/
If you’ve always wanted to be an activist but stayed away because of the bad food and long hours, there’s good news. A group called SlowFood has taken up the cause of local cuisine and is defending it against everything from hyper-hygienic policies to the homogenizing influence of mass distribution. Their organizing strategy: sit down and enjoy a delicious, leisurely meal. By Stacy Mitchell Continue reading
Article
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Stacy Mitchell
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Oct 5, 1999
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/got-local-milk/
A few years ago, New England tried to save their local dairy farms with a regional pricing structure called a dairy compact. Now Congress has nixed the compact’s renewal, blunting one of the small dairy farmer’s only tools for surviving. By Stacy Mitchell Continue reading
