Cooperatives - Community Organizations

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Bloomingfoods East

Websitehttps://www.bloomingfoods.coop
Description

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Bloomingfoods promotes healthy, high quality, sustainable and environmentally sound products at a fair price. Our commitment to sustainable agriculture, artisanal producers of local products and delicious regional foods are a few of the things that set us apart.
Year Established1976
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
3220 East Third Street   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Additional Address
316 West 6th Street   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
East side store   
812-336 5400   
West Side Store   
812-333-7312   
   
January 19, 2023

Bloomington Cooperative Living

Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/bloomingtoncoop
Description

Bloomington Cooperative Living Inc. was founded in the Fall of 2007 in Bloomington, Indiana using a nonprofit housing cooperative model. The organization is incorporated for the fostering of an economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable society through the practice of cooperative living. Bloomington Cooperative Living welcomes all community members to join the organization for weekly potlucks. BCL was founded by students from Indiana University and experienced coopers from places such as Ann Arbor, MI, Madison, WI , Athens, OH , and Berkley, CA. We are members of the North American Students of Cooperation. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about visitng and/or joining the co-op!
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
Contact
bloomingtoncoop [at] gmail.com   
November 26, 2019

Fair Trade Bloomington

Websitehttp://www.fairtradebloomington.org/
Description

Fair Trade Bloomington was incorporated in October of 2007 with the goal of educating about Fair Trade and increasing the availability of Fair Trade products in Bloomington, Indiana. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to providing opportunity for those living in Bloomington and nearby communities to contribute to global economic development and poverty relief through education and products that adhere to fair trade principles. In 2013, Bloomington became Indiana's First Fair Trade Town.
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
4498 E. Janet Drive   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
Mary    
Embry   
FTB President   
812-333-6871   
fairtradebloomington [at] gmail.com   
Megan   
Carpenter   
   
January 17, 2023

Global Gifts

Websitehttps://www.globalgiftsft.com/
Description

Global Gifts, is a non-profit fair trade store open in Bloomington! Global Gifts works to provide artisans from developing countries with a fair wage, while promoting gender equity, environmental sustainability, and global education.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
122 N. Walnut St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
812-336-7402   
bloomington [at] globalgiftsindy.com   
   
January 18, 2023

People’s Cooperative Market

Websitehttps://www.peoplesmarketbtown.org
Description

People’s Cooperative Market strives to work towards intersectional anti-racism, create space for food justice work, create meaningful collaborations, build equity, cultivate liberation, and ensure access to local food, art, and education. Join us every Saturday at 1st United church for the Farmer’s market. Preorder online by Wednesday for Saturday delivery or pick up! Sponsor a box of local produce, bread, eggs, dairy or meet for hungry Hoosiers in our local community while you shop for your weekly CSA.

Please see the People's Cooperative Market website for more information!
Year Established2020
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
February 28, 2023

Trained Eye Arts Center

Description

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Our Mission is to provide resources and educational programs designed to nurture artistic expression and broaden participation in the arts. Our cooperative is designed like a skills exchange, where we pool our skills together for the benefit of all our members and the Bloomington community.
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
615 N Fairview St   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
812.269.6ART (6278)   
allaboard [at] trainedeyearts.com   
   
January 19, 2023