10/14/26, Co-Host –Brian Adams
It is National Co-op Month, and this is our annual co-op show, broadcast live from the River Valley Co-op in Easthampton. Our guests this hour are:
Ben Jankowski, worker-owner of the Pedal People;
Rochelle Prunty, GM, River Valley Co-op;
Craig Boivin, VP, UMass Five College Credit Union;
Lloyd Miller, GM, Old Creamery Co-op; &
Kevin Hulse, Nubbernaut (a tech) co-operative.
Our show is dedicated to co-ops in the Valley—worker-owner co-ops,
producer co-ops. agricultrual co-ops, and more. Our guests this hour are:
Will Savitri, worker-owner at PV Squared, the solar company;
Caitlin von Schmidt, Franklin Community Co-op—Green Fields Mkt & McCusker’s);
Larisa Demos from Flat Iron Co-operative, the coffee shop; &
Kristin Howard, Real Pickle’s GM, a worker-owner and Bd member.
We talk about the co-op movement, how and why and where it works in our communities.
