Industry: Farming
Location: Lewiston, Maine
Number of employees: 4
Became employee owned: 2016
Assistance from: Cooperative Development Institute

From the company

• https://newrootscooperativefarm.com/
• https://newrootscooperativefarm.com/biography/
• Kickstarter – Somali Bantu Food Truck for Maine! (2018)

Learn more

• MaineBiz – New American, Native American business co-op efforts in Maine get USDA boost (2020)
• NPQ – Immigrants, Collaboration, and Co-ops Revive a Maine Town (2019)
• Maine Public Radio – Lewiston’s New Roots Farming Co-Op Is Blossoming (2018)
• CDI – New Roots Cooperative Farm and Isuken Co-op Open Farmstand in Lewiston (2018)
• GreenBiz – Can cooperatives save America’s small farms? (2018)
• Bangor Daily News – New food truck delivers farm-fresh Somali cuisine to Maine (2018)
• Civil Eats – The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms (2018)
• Sun Journal – Somali Bantu refugees serve Lewiston from a food truck (2018)
• Press Herald – In Lewiston, Somali Bantu refugees get in on the hot trend of food trucks (2018)
• Village Soup – Lewiston’s Isuken Coop Food Truck at the Belfast Co-op! (2018)
• Conservation Law Foundation – Somali Bantu Farmers and Chefs Open Cooperative Restaurant in Maine (2018)
• Maine Public Radio – The First Somali-Owned Farm Stand Opens In Lewiston (audio) (2018)
• CDI – New Roots Cooperative Farm: First New American Co-op Farm in Maine (2016)
• Land For Good – Breaking ground is a dream come true for New Roots and the Somali community (2016)
• Mother Earth News – Healthy Food Begins with Community (2016)
• Free Press – New Mainers Establish Cooperative Farm in Lewiston (2016)
• Press Herald – Hussein Muktar nurtures understanding between cultures (2016)

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