They call them “food deserts” and many small communities throughout Illinois are facing the challenge.
That’s where a food co-op may be able to solve the problem says Sean Park—who leads the Illinois Cooperative Development Center. He says having a grocery store in your town is an important quality of life issue.
Park is currently involved in the planning process for a co-op in Winchester in west central Illinois.
The Illinois Cooperative Development Center falls under the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University.
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