Wellspring’s mission is to create an economy that is cooperative, equitable, democratic, and sustainable. We work with historically under-served communities in the Greater Springfield region by developing a network of worker cooperatives and by supporting solidarity economy initiatives such as mutual aid.
As our communities continue to confront interlocking crises—from climate disasters to U.S.-led corporate imperialism—transformation is more important than ever. The two-party capitalist system won’t save us, and it just emphasizes […]
Last month in Indian Orchard, Springfield MA, Ernesto Cruz (Wellspring board member) shared some of his knowledge to a group of people from the community about AI. It was an
On Saturday, July 26, Wellspring Cooperative, Neighbor-to-Neighbor and the New Era Young Lords hosted another community meal for the people of the Holyoke community. There was also an education and
A group of people from across Massachusetts took a tour of the Wellspring Harvest Greenhouse in celebration of Urban Agriculture Week (held August 9-15). Fred Rose, Wellspring co-director, led the
Recently, we asked one of our long-time volunteers, Jennifer Ladd, questions about her volunteering journey. Q. How did you learn about Wellspring? I’ve known Fred and Emily before Wellspring started,