The 2019 SCA Cohort has been selected!

CoFED’s Summer Co-op Academy (SCA) is a week-long education intensive designed with love for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander youth who are working in co-ops and collectives to grow community health and wealth through food and land. Cooperative economics have always been vital to our collective survival, especially for Black and Brown folks on this continent and around the world. And as folks who are building co-ops and collectives for your people, you deserve to be supported with resources and processes that feel both relevant and liberating. At the SCA, you'll learn more about the cooperative hxstory, politics, economics and practices necessary to create community-led solutions that address issues of food and land sovereignty, sustainability and social justice. We are committed to practicing a community of care that is trauma-informed, centers healing and inclusive of diverse needs. We'll hold space, build power and reconnect to the earth and our ancestors. 

Here's a snapshot of one day at the Summer Co-op Academy:

As an SCA participant, you'll join a dynamic cohort of 7-10 cooperative and collective teams from across the US and Canada -- and a powerful community of peers. Summer Co-op Academy alumni belong to many different cooperatives and collectives, from immigrant-owned farms and herbal wellness centers to grocery stores, cafes and community gardens. We hope you'll take the connections, experiences, and tools you'll gain at Summer Co-op Academy back to your people, wherever your truth and vision lead you.