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Tell the World You Own It By: Co+op You may be surprised by all the types of co-ops around you. From groceries to health care, co-ops are a vital part of everyday life for people all over the globe. Consider the cup of coffee you enjoyed at breakfast. It was likely purchased from a coffee grower […]
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I Own a Grocery Store with Some Friends By: Mandy Makinen I am probably the last person you would expect to own a grocery store, and yet, I do. In fact, I own three. I am a Midwestern, married suburban mother of two, my car is twelve years old and most of my fashion finds
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You are the reason food co‑ops are here By: Co+op, stronger together Food co-ops were formed by people in your community who wanted access to healthy, delicious food with reduced environmental impact and less waste, and co-ops remain community-owned and operated to this day. You help co-ops continue this proud tradition every time you choose
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Melissa (FBFC):How did you first become interested in plants as food and medicine?Jeannie: Growing up with tobacco farmer grandparents and parents who loved the land as much as their parents, I was lucky to be around my family’s you-pick/we-pick strawberry farm and vegetables we put by with canning techniques. In the 70’s, my mama was known
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GM Report Annual Meeting June 4th, 2018 By Bobby Sullivan What’s been going on with the co-op? In the retail world, we have been experiencing what’s being called the “retail apocalypse,” and that’s after we already experienced what the Asheville Citizen Times called “Asheville’s grocery invasion.” This is why Earth Fare closed a bunch of
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November 2017, Development Project Update from the FBFC Board of Directors Development is a complicated process. While we went into the project with an ambitious outlook, ensuring the continued viability of the French Broad Food Coop has been the primary focus of the Board of Directors. Our ambitions for the project remain and we now
Lindsay Majer Speaks at the Co-op on Food Insecurity in Asheville by Daav Wheeler We were broke, the kids were hungry, and the only place nearby to find food was a corner store. We were at Lindsey Majer’s presentation on “Nourishing Community: Food (In)Security”, doing the Food Insecurity Exercise, which gave us a glimpse of a situation that families
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