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(optional) 5:00 pm Farmer meet and greet networking time 5:30 pm Crosshatch hosted live and in-person viewing party of a statewide cooperative learning webinar entitled "Coops 101: How Cooperatives Work and Development Basics, presented by MSU Extension". Participants who attend will learn: - Diverse examples of the co-op business model - Seven cooperative principles - Feasibility, steps, and timeline to develop a co-op - Legal ways to incorporate a co-op and other business types Presenters: ● Chris Bardenhagen, Farm Business Management Educator - MSU Extension ● Parker Jones, Innovation Counselor - MSUE Product Center 6:30 pm: Afterwards (optionally) head to the Boardman Review/MI Farm Co-op Video screening and Q&A, 6-8 pm at Loco Boys Brewing, Traverse City. To Register for the Online ONLY Zoom presentation 5:30 - 6:30. Visit MSU Extension: https://events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?eventID=AA68210DBA0809178E333669EB424C60482ED94C7D9852592EA468FB89ABC86A ***This material is funded in partnership by USDA, Risk Management Agency*** under award number RMA23CPT0013619