Urban Earth Flower and Garden Co-op - Lisa McDonald & Neil Cunningham

The newly organized Urban Earth Flower & Garden Co-op was established by members of a South Minneapolis community who were disappointed to see their local flower shop leaving the neighborhood. 108 individuals organized themselves, and with $150 each, saved the shop. Becoming one of the only non food based cooperatives in the country, Urban Earth has provided a valuable model for how people can have a stake in the development of their own neighborhoods. More then just retain the shop as a community gardening resource, they have set out to run a successful business and prove that sustainable ethics and profitability can co-exist quite happily.

Recorded on May 2nd, 2007 at Solutions Volume 1 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

website: www.urbanearthcoop.org
email: maryann[at]urbanearth[dot]coop
phone: 612.824.0066