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IRSSC 2023-2024 Summary: The Independent Retailer Shared Services Cooperative continued to work with various food businesses (often 7 days a week) to navigate many challenges with respect to local businesses. We produced innovative marketing materials and have…

How to expand Maine’s base of core production to new product categories, such as sea vegetables, sustainable proteins, and meat processing: Job Growth: From 2018-2023, the Food Economy occupation in Maine with the most job growth was…

  ReTreeUS planted it’s 100th educational orchard on Saturday, September 21st, at Beach Plum Farm in Ogunquit.   Visit https://www.retree.us/support-us for more news.   See the PDF: Back to School Gardens and ReTreeUs  

The IRSSC will be supporting this momentous occasion! Union Maine’s official website: Sestercentennial Committee (Union’s 250th Anniversary) – Union, ME (maine.gov) The IRSSC will be promoting local producers and businesses as well as the educational work that ReTreeUS…

New England Food System Planners Partnership The IRSSC will be supporting The New England Food System Planners Partnership, which is comprised of about six statewide organizations. These include Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund/Vermont Farm to Plate, Maine Food…

Here is the promotion for customers of The Common Market in Union, Maine. The offer is for a shopper to spend $75 in the store and receive a free package of Green Meadow Farm meat—and for every…

The IRSSC and ReTreeUS are grateful for the support that the PepsiCo Corp is providing. This promotional opportunity is being offered only to Maine independent grocery stores. This year (2023) participating stores are donating $200 each. Independent…

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Independent Retailer Shared Services Cooperative continued to work with various food businesses (often 7 days a week) to navigate many challenges with respect to food security. We measure our joint successes and collaborations by the number of…

The IRSSC congratulates Rick Gowell’s family and staff on the grand opening of their beautiful new store in Greene, Maine. Their staff has been working extremely hard, especially during these challenging times. The pandemic and other global…

The Independent Retailers Shared Services Cooperative (IRSSC) created our BUY-LOCAL Loyalty Program to help lower costs for consumers while also ensuring farmers are paid fairly for their hard work. The IRSSC created this program in response to…

Grass-fed Beef, Pasture Raised Pork & Poultry right here in Union, Maine! The Common Market is excited to be working with Green Meadow Farm, which is situated on 180 acres in Union, Maine. Did you know… —…