Meadowlark cooperative
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The Meadowlark Cooperative, a farming community near Agate, Colorado
, administers the only private free land program in the United States through democracy. The cooperative
provides many social services to its members and employs clean sources of energy, promotes recycling, requires organic practices and is a culturally and religiously diverse and inclusive community
The community has an unaffiliated non-profit newspaper, the Meadowlark Herald which is published in Elizabeth, Colorado
and mails throughout the United States and has an online edition. The newspaper reports that dams, dikes, reservoirs and other major works are being undertaken within the cooperative.
It is located about four miles outside of Agate.
Agate, Colorado
Agate is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Agate Post Office is 80101.-History:...
, administers the only private free land program in the United States through democracy. The cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
provides many social services to its members and employs clean sources of energy, promotes recycling, requires organic practices and is a culturally and religiously diverse and inclusive community
The community has an unaffiliated non-profit newspaper, the Meadowlark Herald which is published in Elizabeth, Colorado
Elizabeth, Colorado
The Town of Elizabeth is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,434 at the U.S. Census 2000.-History:...
and mails throughout the United States and has an online edition. The newspaper reports that dams, dikes, reservoirs and other major works are being undertaken within the cooperative.
Geography
Agate is located at 39°26′23.12"N 103°59′56.97"W (39.439756,-103.999157).It is located about four miles outside of Agate.