Vermont Libertarian Party Blog » organic milk http://www.vtlp.org/blog Official Blog of the Libertarian Party of Vermont Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:05:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Co-ops support local dairy business http://www.vtlp.org/blog/139/co-ops-support-local-dairy-business/ http://www.vtlp.org/blog/139/co-ops-support-local-dairy-business/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:06:00 +0000 http://vtlp2.org/?p=139 This is a great example of businesses (yes, co-ops and farms are businesses) working together to benefit each other. The co-ops with a private label. The Vermont farmer receiving some price stability and a improved profit margin.]]>
I was talking with a friend the other day about her job. She works at City Market and was very excited about a new project they kicked off. in Burlington, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op and Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier worked out a plan to help support a Vermont dairy business (Monument Farms Dairy processing and bottling plant) by creating their own milk label called “Vermont Co-op Milk”.

This is a great example of businesses (yes, co-ops and farms are businesses) working together to benefit each other. The co-ops with a private label. The Vermont farmer receiving some price stability and a improved profit margin.

A similar idea has been ongoing in NH for the last eight years.

Food co-ops create milk brand–Burlington Freepress
Got Brand? Three Food Co-ops Unbottle a Joint Milk Label–Seven Days

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