One of the most common refrains in the cooperative community is the need for a cooperative ecosystem. But how do we set this up? Who works who whom, and how do coops work together and be independent?

This week Kevin, Larry and Cinar discuss the sixth of the Rochdale Principles: Cooperation Among Cooperatives, which states, "Co-operatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the co-operative movement by working together through local, national, regional and international structures."

The Rochdale Principles were first written in 1844 and were adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) in 1937.