Here are some of our recent projects.
Watch the video about the upcoming Plant Something Maine Week: 30 second radio ad about Plant Something Maine Week: 15 second radio ad: New video for Estabrook’s Nursery (their video produced last spring was not included on streaming channels). https://kernel.emam.spectrumreach.com/emamdirector/SendPreview/eShare/Classic.aspx?urlidentifier=10c508a6-fd24-49d3-87c9-c7b860c76ebb Plant
The “Plant Something” project is a nationwide program that encourages gardening to promote a sustainable environment, healthy exercise, and support for your local economy. The Maine Landscape and Nursery Association (MELNA) created the Plant Something Maine program in 2016, and since then there has been
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 is doing … all in support of this
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 Strategy, New Hampshire Food Alliance, Massachusetts Food System
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 free package given away, the store will donate
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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 retail supermarkets and the wholesalers that supply them
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 jobs supported and employees impacted by our work,
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 issues are impacting the entire food supply chain,
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 the worldwide challenges created by Covid and reduced
