Iris! Thanks so much for the shout-out, I feel like I've been hearing your name linked to many people I adore (we were maybe also at a retreat together many years ago???), so it's very cool to find your substack and be more connected. This is a beautiful reflection and your coop sounds amazing; I'm going to share this with my partner who is in a compost cooperative here in Cleveland, trying to make it as radical as possible and still stay afloat.
Thank you!! This means so much, especially since I think so highly of your work from so many perspectives (Rust Belt Femme included, which I devoured some years ago). And yes, we definitely do have some talented friends in common, which I feel really lucky for. I have a lot to learn with where my team and I are in the process, but I hope ultimately your partner and others who are curious or working on their own coops get something out of it too.
Iris! Thanks so much for the shout-out, I feel like I've been hearing your name linked to many people I adore (we were maybe also at a retreat together many years ago???), so it's very cool to find your substack and be more connected. This is a beautiful reflection and your coop sounds amazing; I'm going to share this with my partner who is in a compost cooperative here in Cleveland, trying to make it as radical as possible and still stay afloat.
Thank you!! This means so much, especially since I think so highly of your work from so many perspectives (Rust Belt Femme included, which I devoured some years ago). And yes, we definitely do have some talented friends in common, which I feel really lucky for. I have a lot to learn with where my team and I are in the process, but I hope ultimately your partner and others who are curious or working on their own coops get something out of it too.