Own It! A Co-op Fest

Explore the power of cooperative businesses - where people have a voice, communities have a stake, and the benefits stay close to home.
About this Event

This is a celebration of all things co-op. Explore the power of cooperative business and putting people first. Meet over 20 local co-op businesses from food and housing, to banking and energy, and beyond - co-ops are for the community, by the community.

Put your values to work -- choose co-ops!

Did you know that co-ops come in all shapes and sizes? Co-ops are member-owned businesses covering everything from grocery and housing co-ops, credit unions, worker-owned cafes, to dairy, rural electric, and purchasing co-ops. Minnesota has more cooperatives than anywhere else in the country and this cooperative fabric contributes to our community’s strength and resiliency.

Co-ops turn everyday economic activity into shared opportunity—creating businesses where people have a voice, communities have a stake, and the benefits stay close to home.

Event perks & activities:

• First 150 people to register get a free drink ticket when they arrive (good for a beer or NA option)
• Meet co-ops in our community and enjoy free snacks, coupons, and swag from each
• Play bingo by visiting each table and win fabulous prizes!
• Participate in a cooperative art project
• Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative is kid-friendly and also has a food truck on site

This gathering is designed for those who:

• Are new to co-ops or co-op curious
• Want to align spending with values
• Increase participation in community
• Wish to learn about ethical wealth building opportunities
• Want to have a bigger say in what happens around you

Co-hosted by: , , , Twin Cities Grocery Cooperatives (, , , and , Minnesota Coalition of Community Owned Real Estate and

Participating Co-ops:

• Seward Community Co-op
• Rivers Co-op Markets
• Wedge Community Co-ops
• Eastside Food Co-op
• Arise Community Credit Union
• St. Paul Federal Credit Union
• Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
• Riverton Community Housing
• Students Cooperative
• Joint REICO table
• The Brass Strap
• Cooperative Energy Futures
• Summer Kitchen Cooperative
• Minnesota Climbing Co-op
• Terra Firma
• Minnesota Translator and Interpreter Cooperative
• Happy Earth Cooperative
• Cooperative Development Services
• CoMinnesota
• Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
• MC-CORE
• Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative
• Minnesota Credit Union Network
• Shared Capital Cooperative