Below is the description of a course offered at Portland State (Oregon) that would be great to have here. PSU has a well known "placed based" learning program at their school and they recently recevbied a 25 million dollar donation to further develop sustainabiility studies.
The Natural Food Industry and Cooperative Business Model, Sec 2
Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate, pferbel@yahoo.com
This Capstone will provide an orientation to the cooperative business model in the
booming natural food industry. Students will gain hands on experience working with
the community partner, People’s Food Cooperative, on various business related
inquiries including financial analyses, marketing studies, and plans for short and long
term growth. We will address different business strategies in the natural food
industry and for cooperative businesses, specifically, and make the connection to
broader themes including health and nutrition, food security and food politics,
environmental sustainability, urban design, and community development.
The Natural Food Industry and Cooperative Business Model, Sec 2
Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate, pferbel@yahoo.com
This Capstone will provide an orientation to the cooperative business model in the
booming natural food industry. Students will gain hands on experience working with
the community partner, People’s Food Cooperative, on various business related
inquiries including financial analyses, marketing studies, and plans for short and long
term growth. We will address different business strategies in the natural food
industry and for cooperative businesses, specifically, and make the connection to
broader themes including health and nutrition, food security and food politics,
environmental sustainability, urban design, and community development.
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