The left keeps trying socialism because it’ll work one of these days, right? This place has somehow managed to stay afloat since 1976 but now they’re having trouble.
The College Fix reports:
‘Anti-profit’ college restaurant seeks donations from its ‘comrades’ to stay aliveOne of the oldest student-owned food cooperatives in America is crowdfunding to stay afloat, according to an impassioned plea for donations.Its mortal enemy? Popular and profitable organic-food chains. Its salvation? Protecting students from the unsafe world of a Washington, D.C. suburb.Established in 1976, the Maryland Food Collective is an “anti-profit” restaurant on the University of Maryland-College Park campus, specializing in affordable and healthy vegetarian and vegan-friendly food.Unlike traditional capitalist restaurants, the UMD students who work at the co-op share an equal role in operating the business, and there are “no bosses or managers,” only “people working for a space that maintains equality,” according to the crowdfunding page.“Since the beginning, we have been a non-hierarchical business run by our democratic collective process,” the co-op website states.Referring to customers as “comrades” on social media and offering a “safe space” for its patrons, the co-op appears to be well-liked among students who appreciate its equal distaste for profit and meat: They have poured in nearly $8,500 as of Wednesday night.
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