Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Organic Meadow rolling into larger co-op


Meadowfresh, a subsidiary of Agrifood International Cooperative Ltd. In Western Canada and Avrio Ventures General Partnership Ltd. are taking over Organic Meadow co-operative in Ontario.

The approximately 100 farmers who own Organic Meadow will get only seven cents on the dollar in the financial restructuring, the same as other unsecured creditors owed a total of close to $930,000.

Farmers who loaned $760,544 to Organic Meadow will have to wait to see how much they will eventually get.

The three involved in this deal say arrangements for their partnership remain to be worked out.

It seems likely that the judge supervising Organic Meadow’s application in early April for protection from its creditors will approve this proposal and keep the business from sliding into bankruptcy.