Indiana Cooperative Development Center

We are pleased to announce registration is open (http://infmcp.org/elementor-17041/) for Indiana's annual Farmers Market Forum. The FMF, a project of the Indiana Farmers Market Community of Practice, is an important space for farmers market managers, volunteers, and vendors to connect, share experiences, and develop skills for supporting their local markets.

With support from Purdue Extension, Partners IN Food & Farming, and the Indiana Cooperative Development Center, this year's forum will be hosted in-person at the Indiana Farm Bureau in Indianapolis on February 4th, 2026.

We would love to see you there! Sign up soon, as spaces are limited. Registration is open now until January 21.

Address:
Indiana Farm Bureau
225 S East Street, Suite 252
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Time:
8:30AM-4:15PM
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Cost and Registration:
Sliding scale from $25-50. Registration includes admission for all sessions, snacks, coffee, and lunch.

Session topics include:
Board development and volunteer recruitment
Conflict resolution skills for market participants
Alternative Models for Farmers Markets - farm stops, seasonal markets & beyond
Community Conversations on:
Reflection on the 2025 season, challenges, & preventing burnout
"How Can We Help?" - How can the Indiana Farmers Market Community of Practice best serve your needs?

So proud of all the work Homeward Bound Villages has done to get this point. It's inspiring that Michigan City not only now has an affordable housing co-op, but one that is such an innovative model!

Happening SATURDAY! Everyone is welcome to join us in this historic moment as we cut the ribbon at Karwick Village!

For those who cannot attend the ceremony at Kawick Village, we will be sharing it on Facebook Live beginning at 1 pm.

Please note: Parking at Karwick Village is not possible; guests are asked to please park at Krueger Middle School and ride the shuttle to the ribbon cutting. Please allow enough time to do this. Thank you!

If you’re a small-business owner thinking about retiring, join us for a 1-day Employee Ownership Summit on Wednesday, June 18 to learn more about transitioning to employee ownership and why it may be a great solution for you! Learn more https://bit.ly/3YRhsLl and register today https://bit.ly/42XX79D

Tenured Professor of Law, Carmen Huertas-Noble spent her professional career laying the tracks for a sustainable worker cooperative sector in New York City and beyond. An invaluable ally for worker cooperatives, Carmen’s insight, experience, scholarship, and tireless efforts have raised awareness of the worker cooperative movement, helped create the ecosystem worker cooperatives need to flourish, and earned her a nomination into the 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame. Learn more: .
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Louise Herring, sometimes called "the mother of credit unions," was only 23 years old when she started to organize credit unions. An employee of the Kroger Company, Herring set up credit unions to serve Kroger employees, who often had difficulty getting loans from banks. Herring became involved with the national cooperative movement and was a key player at the 1934 Estes Park conference that established CUNA, despite being one of the youngest delegates at the event. Later, she became the first director of the Ohio Credit Union League. In that role, she helped organize more than 500 credit unions across the state. https://bit.ly/3XJSQ6I