Grocery Story

GROCERY STORY PRESENTATION WITH JON STEINMANJoin the LFI in partnership with the Revelstoke Library for a presentation of Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants, with Jon SteinmanPresentation Synopsis: Grocery stores bear tremendous responsibilities in the communities they operate. Their impacts on health, the food system, local economies and the environment are substantial, yet there are no mechanisms in place to hold grocery stores accountable in these key areas of impact. As market concentration in grocery retail increases, consumers and foodmakers alike are becoming further dependent on rarely more than a handful of companies. Jon makes a case for the consumer cooperative as a model of grocery store ownership that can ensure our grocery stores remain committed to the communities in which they operate.