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The Business of Food Hubs: Planning Successful Regional Produce Aggregation Facilities

This workshop-style webinar explains the value of, and takes you through the steps for creating your own food hub feasibility study.

Contents

Year: 
2010
Format: 
Video
Research report
Case study
Categories: 
Community Capacity Building
Food Security
Regional Development
Research & Development

Partnerships, Flag Shops, and a Whole Lot of Thread

Organization: 
Canadian CED Network
Author: 
Joanna Flatt

This is a 2-page profile of Common Thread marketing co-operative, which 
procures
 contracts 
and 

builds 
skills 
by 
teaching
 the
 ancient
 art 
of 
sewing to women, many of whom have 
mental 
health 
challenges 
or 
are 
new
 residents in the area. 

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Year: 
2012
Format: 
Case study
Categories: 
Co-operatives
Job Training
Psychiatric Survivors
Social Economy & Social Enterprise
Stories and Experiences
Women
Source: 
CCEDNet

The Case for Financial Literacy

Organization: 
SEDI and the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy
Author: 
Jennifer Robson

The Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy has published a report finding there is substantial, if not yet extensive, evidence that community financial literacy interventions can make an important contribution to the well-being of vulnerable groups, in the context of other factors that shape financial outcomes.

Year: 
2012
Format: 
Research report
Categories: 
Finance
Source: 
Weblink

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