Upcoming Black-led cooperatives like SoLA Food Co-op in South Los Angeles and the Detroit People’s Food Co-op are not just providing groceries. They're addressing food justice and equity (via CivilEats)
has been a big supporter of these organizations, convening regular meetings among more than a dozen Black-led groups in the process of starting cooperatives, Yakini says.
In Detroit, the new co-op plans to offer 80 percent natural and organic foods and 20 percent conventional foods in an effort to strike a balance between making food financially accessible to shoppers and paying a respectable wage to grocery store employees, as well as the workers further up the supply chain. “We’re trying to create the most fair situation we can create,” Yakini says.
“Co-ops have a really strong cooperative culture, and the feeling that the work you do is for a higher purpose.” Overall, Pugh feels optimistic that grocery co-ops have learned a lot over the last few years and are in a stronger place as a result.
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