This is the first book to capture the success and importance of the retail food co-ops in growing strong, resilient local economies Interest in local food -- from community gardens to farmers markets -- is growing exponentially. The logical next step is to address the most penetrating strand of the food economy, supermarkets A compelling case for the transformation of neighborhood grocery stores for good food and stronger communities The author is a journalist who hosted and produced the internationally radio show syndicated on 50 stations and podcast "Deconstructing Dinner" which has had nearly 2 million listens. Food co-ops are a proven model for communities who have lost their neighbourhood food stores Not only do they offer a solution for "food deserts," they also bring systematic changes to local economies and increase low-income access to food Features stories from co-op successes throughout North America including...

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Author makes mention of the U.K.'s Co-op chain - one of the largest co-ops in the world. IHe also make considerable reference to the U.K. grocery store sector and brief mention of Australia's dominant grocers.

Food Co-op Directory
U.S. Co-ops Featured in Grocery Story
     Renaissance Community Co-op (Greensboro, NC)
     Weavers Way Co-op (Philadelphia / Ambler, PA)
     Co-op Food Stores - Hanover Co-op (Hanover / Lebanon, NH / White River Jct, VT)
     City Market (Burlington, VT)
     Apple Street Market (Cincinnati, OH)
     Viroqua Food Co-op (Viroqua, WI)
     Clifton Market (Cincinnati, OH)
     Weaver Street Market (Carrboro / Raleigh / Chapel Hill / Hillsborough, NC)
     Isla Vista Food Co-op (Santa Barbara, CA)
     PCC Community Markets (Seattle metro area, WA)
     River Valley Food Co-op (Northampton, MA)
     Outpost Natural Foods (Milwaukee, WI)
     Central Co-op (Seattle, WA)
     Park Slope Food Co-op (NYC)
     Durham Co-op Market (Durham, NC)
     Great Basin Community Food Co-op (Reno, NV)
     Wheatsville Co-op (Austin, TX)
     Purple Porch Co-op (South Bend, IN)
     Seward Community Co-op (Minneapolis, MN)
     Harmony Co-op (Bemidji, MN)
     Brattleboro Food Co-op (Brattleboro, VT)
     Wedge Co-op (Minneapolis, MN)
     Monadnock Food Co-op (Keene, NH)
     People's Food Co-op (Portland, OR)
     North Coast Co-op (Aracata / Eureka, CA)
     Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op (Sacramento, CA)
     Community Food Co-op (Bellingham, WA)
     Portland Food Co-op (Portland, MN)
     Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op (Hardwick, VT)
     Davis Food Co-op (Davis, CA)
     Mississippi Market (St. Paul, MN)
     Wirth Co-op (Minneapolis, MN)
     Willy Street Co-op (Madison, WI)
     The Merc Co-op (Lawrence, KS)
     Hunger Mountain Co-op (Montpelier, VT)
     Berkshire Co-op (Great Barrington, MA)
     Detroit People's Food Co-op (Detroit, MI) - not yet open
     Westwood Food Co-op (Denver, CO) - not yet open
     Middlebury Natural Foods (Middlebury, VT)
     Three Rivers Market (Knoxville, TN)
     Franklin Community Co-op (Greenfield / Shelburne Falls, MA)

Brief Mentions
     Community Food Co-op (Bozeman, MT)
     Common Ground Food Co-op (Urbana, IL)
     Potsdam Food Co-op (Potsdam, NY)
     French Broad Food Co-op (Asheville, NC)
     Green Top Grocery (Bloomington, IN)
     Oryana Natural Foods Market (Traverse City, MI)
     Valley Natural Foods (Burnsville, MN)
     Putney Food Co-op (Putney, VT)
     Littleton Food Co-op (Littleton, NH)
     Common Market Co-op (Frederick, MD)
     Eastside Food Co-op (Minneapolis, MN)
     Chequamegon Food Co-op (Ashland, WI)
     Food Front Cooperative Grocery (Portland, OR)
     Mariposa Food Co-op (Philadelphia, PA)
     People's Food Co-op (La Crosse, WI / Rochester, MN)
     Bloomingfoods (Bloomington, IN)
     La Montanita (Santa Fe / Albuquerque / Gallup, NM)
     New Pioneer Food Co-op (Iowa City / Cedar Rapids / Coralville, IA)
     Menomonie Market Food Co-op (Menomonie, WI)
     Flatbush Food Co-op (NYC)
     Sevananda Natural Foods Market (Atlanta, GA)
     Upper Valley Food Co-op (White River Jct, VT)
     Swarthmore CO-OP (Swarthmore, PA)
     Moscow Food Co-op (Moscow, ID)
     Open Harvest Co-op Grocery (Lincoln, NE)
     Boise Co-op (Boise, ID)
     The Old Creamery Co-op (Cummington, MA)
     Placerville Food Co-op (Placerville, CA)
     Hub City Co-op (Spartanburg, SC)
     Sugar Beet Co-op (Oak Park, IL)
     Ever'man Cooperative Grocery (Pensacola, FL)
     Coos Head Food Co-op (Coos Head, OR)

Student
     People's Market (Amherst, MA)

Recently closed but mentioned
     Amazing Grains Food Co-op (Grand Forks, ND)
     Clintonville Community Market (Columbus, OH)
     East Lansing Food Co-op (East Lansing, MI)
     Good Earth Market (Billings, MT)
     Missoula Community Food Co-op (Missoula, MT)
     Glens Falls Food Co-op (Glens Falls, NY)
     Baltimore Food Co-op (Baltimore, MD)
     River City Food Co-op (Evansville, IN)
     Dubuque Food Co-op (Dubuque, IA)
     Company Shops Market (Burlington, NC)