Campers take hands-on approach to learning about co-ops
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Last updated 7/26/2022 at 7:02pm
Courtesy Montana Farmers Union
Campers at a Montana Farmers Union camp at Arrowpeak Lodge operate - and shop at - a cooperative store set up as part of a program to teach about cooperatives.
Montana Farmers Union
HIGHWOOD - Roughly 200 campers spent a week immersed in what it takes to form and run cooperatives during Montana Farmers Union summer camps program at Arrowpeak Lodge.
"What excites me is they're learning not just what a cooperative is, but what it takes to make a business plan and get a business started," MFU Education Coordinator Violet Green said.
One of Montana Farmers Union three priorities is focusing on cooperatives, and learning about co-ops has always been part of the Arrowpeak camp experience.
This year, the lesson became more intensive, with the gr...
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