Sent 03/21/2025 HIDE MIZUNO, RISING TIDE BOARD MEMBER, REFLECTS ON HIS COMMITMENT TO THE COOPERATIVE MODEL I serve on the board of Rising Tide because I understand the importance of having a welcoming store right in the community that offers a range of high-quality, healthy products, especially from local producers, including vegetable, dairy and poultry farmers, and bakers, too. I also serve because of our shared values of integrity and kindness, and I love working with people in the community, helping to make the Damariscotta area the best place to live in Maine. I am also delighted that I can use my professional background to help Rising Tide Co-op continue to thrive. Finally, I greatly enjoy collaborating with the other board members, whether during budget reviews or serving up hot dogs and salad at our Celebrate Local events; we all bring different skills and backgrounds to our work for Rising Tide — and the community it serves. – Hide Mizuno For more information on Rising Tide’s Board of Directors, click here. Email the board at board@risingtide.coop for free tickets! Explore the transformative power of cooperatives at the Principle Six Conference. Join fellow enthusiasts to shape a sustainable future for Maine through collaboration and innovation. Join us at Edward Little High School (ELHS) for a day filled with discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities centered around the power of cooperatives in shaping a brighter future for Maine. As we celebrate the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives, this event is a perfect opportunity to explore the impact of cooperatives and their role in building a more inclusive and sustainable community. Whether you’re a seasoned cooperative member or just curious about the cooperative model, come be a part of the movement. Together, we can learn how to create a better Maine for all! Find out more and get your tickets here. Cooperative Maine Business Alliance (CMBA) is a statewide network that helps cooperatives connect to each other and to the larger cooperative movement. Started in 2007, we have created opportunities for cooperatives and the public to learn about and support a cooperative economy through conferences, workshops, advocacy and outreach. Maine is becoming a national model for developing a cooperative economy, thanks to on-the-ground work of many cooperative members, advocates, developers and financiers. This network has created a whole new generation of innovative cooperative- and employee-owned enterprises that are addressing the need for good jobs, affordable housing and a healthy and dynamic local food system. However, to fully realize the potential of a cooperative economy and take it to scale, there is more we must do. Cooperatively owned businesses are a key to growing Maine’s Future economy, reversing demographic decline, and promoting widely-shared prosperity in the state. They point the way to more stability – and with that, the dignity and freedom that come from greater economic security. Stepping Stone Housing Inc. is a 501c (3) non-profit organization that provides affordable transitional housing for individuals and families that earn less than a living wage in Lincoln County. We are a local, volunteer run, grassroots program dedicated to helping those who earn less than a living wage find affordable housing as a “stepping stone” to a better life. THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY! Keep an eye out for the Food Drive Cart up by the customer service desk. Healthy Lincoln County’s “Spring into Action” Food Drives will directly support their Share Tables with shelf-stable food. For context, share tables are spots where people can freely access food around Lincoln County (like at Skidompha Library or the Morris Farm Share Shed). They rely on gleaned produce and donations of pantry items to make sure that there is food going out to these community spaces every week. The level of need for individuals, families, and seniors in our area continues to grow, and keeping the shelves stocked with food takes a village of supporters. FROM OUR FRIENDS AT SKIDOMPHA LIBRARY NEW! Spice of Life Collection: Take-and-Make Spice Kits Want to expand your palette, but don’t know where to start? Hate buying a whole jar of a spice you’re not even sure you’ll like? Try Skidompha’s new Spice of Life Collection! Starting the first Tuesday of each month, patrons will be able to take home a sample of the highlighted spice, two recipes on how to use it, and a suggested reading/history guide. All spices organic and donated by our kind sponsors at Rising Tide Co-op.Sign up for The Rising Times newsletter and get this great information straight in your email!
March 21, 2025
Every month, we donate .5% of our Wednesday sales to an organization nominated and voted on by our member-owners. That organization is also invited to come into Rising Tide and present information and takeaways for the public to be educated and aware of this organization’s efforts within our community.
MARCH’S PARTNER:
Available in the Atrium | Skidompha Library
March: Ginger
YOU’RE INVITED!
Everyone is welcome to join Rising Tide’s Board of Directors at The Cooperative Maine Business Alliance’s Principle Six Conference: Cooperatives Build a Better Maine on May 3, 2025.
ABOUT THE EVENT
GOOD NEWS!
We’re hoping seeds will be ready for pick up next Wednesday. A more precise timeline will be posted on our website, social media (follow us on Facebook and Instagram!) and on our in-store bulletin board as soon as we know more. Thanks for your patience!
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
We are seeking volunteers to lead activities for kids at our 2025 Annual Meeting. For more information, please reach out to the Board of Directors at board@risingtide.coop. Thanks!
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WE LOVE MAINE PUBLIC!
SUPPORT LOCAL
If you would like to attend from afar, please get in touch with board@risingtide.coop and you will be sent a link to attend via Zoom. To learn more about our board, please visit the Board of Directors page HERE