Tuesday, June 14, 2011

More Press on CDI-Hosted Food Co-op Start-Up Conference

The same Richie Davis article that appeared in the Greenfield Recorder was recently published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette.  This time, the whole article is available for free online.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Boston Globe Op-Ed Features Resident-Owned Mobile Home Park in Boston

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Check out this excellent Op-Ed in the Boston Globe featuring Boston Trailer Park and its new owners, the Boston Trailer Park Tenants Association.  The author, Lawrence Harmon, discusses the importance of preserving this highly affordable form of housing stock throughout the state and combating the stigma of living in a "trailer park".  


The recent purchase of Boston Trailer Park by the residents living there was financed in part by the Cooperative Fund of New England (CFNE)CDI has also provided business training and has pledged long term support of the association as a part of it New England Resident Owned Communities (NEROC) initiative.