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ISBN: 9780865719071-09

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Co-ops as Food Desert Remediation

From: Grocery Story

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This chapter describes the way chain stores are reluctant to establish or to continue serving low-income neighbourhoods, forcing residents to live in "food deserts", a mile for more from the nearest grocery store. The author maintains that food co-ops can solve more than just food access as they are also part of a social justice movement. The private equity firm model of buying struggling businesses in order to benefit the firm is described, along with succesful food co-ops, and ones that have failed.

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John Steinman

Jon Steinman is the producer and host of Deconstructing Dinner, the internationally syndicated radio show and podcast (2006-2010) and streaming television series. Jon coordinates and curates the annual Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival and was an elected director from 2006-2016 of the Kootenay Co-op, Canada’s largest independent retail consumer food co-op, serving as Board President from 2014-2016. He lives in Nelson, BC.