Mondragon Permaculture Cooperative
Making a Permaculture Mondragon Cooperative complex
Kirstie & Nicholas had an informal discussion with Professor Fred Freundlich of Mondragon University about the history and state of the worker-cooperative movement, and Mondragon in particular, in reference to establishing a global permaculture worker cooperative.
We came away from the meeting optimistic that our dreams of developing sustainability projects in a worker-cooperative framework can be realized. The two systems have the potential to be mutually beneficial: permaculture can contribute to the environmental sustainability aspects of Mondragon, and the economic and social sustainability aspects of the Mondragon cooperative can stabilize permaculture in the world (Gaia Permaculture). A permaculture worker-cooperative could research, develop and replicate the permaculture worker cooperative complex and create a truly sustainable future. A Gaia Permaculture Mondragon Cooperative Complex.
THE GIST OF IT
Our hopes for a global permaculture cooperative have been tempered by (1) our concerns that a global worker-cooperative cannot function profitably while embedded in the current global out-sourcing entrepreneurial culture, and by (2) our observations of the dysfunctional hierarchical relationships which predominate at established Permaculture farms in Australia
https://gaiapermaculture.com/projects/permaculturecooperative/blog/2009/07/17/mondragon-permaculture-cooperative/
plans https://gaiapermaculture.com
video https://Permaculture.TV
Photos of Mondragon Cooperative Tour https://permaculture.tv/?p=1056
Photos from Mondragon or Arrasate in Basque https://permaculture.tv/?p=1050
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Folks,
I am in the process of creating a fishing fleet to catch and process Asian carp taken from the Mid-American Rivers. I plan to build the ships in the US, probably in Port Monroe, MI. I will need finish carpenters and other shipwrights to build wooden ships. Then, I will need asbout 50 for the crew/staff. The plan is to have two worker cooperatives, one for the shipbuilding and one for the fishing fleet. Please visit: https://carpcatchersco-op.wetpaint.com and give me an email if you are interested.
Jim Miller
jimmiller5417@yahoo.com
WE ARE DOING IT! this is a permaculture cooperative industry in Spokane, Wa inspired by MONDRAGON
spokanelylcoopfarm.wordpress.com
This is a decentralized urban farm that is a business model designed with permaculture principles that employs people, restores the environment and produces affordable food. Replicate it in your city!