Article via Berlin Sun

Incorporated three years ago, the board of directors has spent considerable time putting together a solid vision and structure for a community-owned grocery store.

The board is now making a push to sign up new members and has a membership drive underway.

The goal of the cooperative is to create a community owned market that will provide healthy, and affordable food for everyone in the Androscoggin Valley, while providing fair wages for employees and income for local farmers. Like the Littleton Co-op, Androscoggin will be a hybrid co-op, selling a variety of organic and non-organic foods. READ MORE