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Co-opted: The Fall Of The Natural Foods Cooperative And What We Can Do About It
2015-02-10 20:22:49| Grocery - Topix.net
Nearly forty years ago small groups of eaters who were tired of crappy, industrial food began organizing into buying clubs and cooperatives to bring whole, organic, and local foods into their communities. But like the organic food movement generally, the food coops that were born out of resistance and a progressive vision have been co-opted by Big Food, industrial capitalism's need for the consolidation of wealth and power, and the American consumer's unceasing desire for fast food.
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