<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Garay Cooperative Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[We connect students, families, and communities with education, food, energy, and cooperative opportunities for a sustainable future.]]></description><link>https://www.garaycoop.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:35:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.garaycoop.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Principles of Cooperation as Taught by Fr. JM Arizmendiarrieta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fr . José María Arizmendiarrieta (1915–1976) developed these 10 principles in the 1940s–1950s while working with the Young Adult Ministry (Jóvenes de Acción Católica) in his Mondragón parish. He drew directly from the Gospel’s vision of the Kingdom of God and the emerging body of Catholic Social Teaching (CST), especially Rerum Novarum (1891), Quadragesimo Anno (1931), and Mater et Magistra (1961). These principles formed the ethical foundation of the Mondragón Cooperative Movement. Below,...]]></description><link>https://www.garaycoop.net/post/ten-principles-of-cooperation-as-taught-by-fr-jm-arizmendiarrieta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bbaa9723f9a3655ef2f5aa</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:59:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Virgil Lorenzo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable Homes in QOZ: Building Starfleet Hubs for Self-Sufficient Families on the Path to the Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Learning Hub Families—those 10–20 dedicated households in your Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) community, Picture this: Your neighborhood isn't just a place to live—it's a launchpad. A small, tight-knit collective of families training together like a Starfleet crew on a multi-generational voyage to the Goldilocks Zone of the next star system. Here on Earth, in distressed census tracts designated as QOZs, you're turning affordable housing, clean energy, food security, resource recycling,...]]></description><link>https://www.garaycoop.net/post/affordable-homes-in-qoz-building-starfleet-hubs-for-self-sufficient-families-on-the-path-to-the-sta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ba9dcf5303a105b06ec409</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:07:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Virgil Lorenzo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooperative Leadership 101: Your Family’s Gateway to Ethical Teams That Reach the Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Cadet Alejandro and Principal Laura Salgado – Because SAHD Families Deserve Courses Built for the Future Dear Cadet Alejandro and Mrs. Salgado, Imagine a high-school cadet and his mom sitting at the kitchen table, scrolling through course options, and suddenly finding one that doesn’t just check a box—it lights up the entire vision of Starfleet Academy Homeschool Division. That course is Cooperative Leadership 101: Foundations in Cooperative Models and Ethical Leadership. It’s rolling...]]></description><link>https://www.garaycoop.net/post/cooperative-leadership-101-your-family-s-gateway-to-ethical-teams-that-reach-the-stars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b9add09f707efd84e2425e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:03:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Virgil Lorenzo</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>