Mass Census: The Northeast Co-op Database was initiated by the farm families who own Cabot Creamery Co-operative in early 2015 with the Cooperative Development Institute. Additional funding to CDI for the development of the MA database was donated by: Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement, South Mountain Company, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund and Cooperative Fund of New England. The data was initially compiled by Worcester Roots and Worcester Solidarity and Green Economy (SAGE).