Grocery stores exert considerable influence over the global food supply and in the communities we live. How do the largest grocers today maintain their grip on food makers, communities, and eaters?
As part of his North American book release tour, hear author Jon Steinman offer up a preview of his new book, “Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants,” including disturbing trends emerging among the dominant grocers.
Jon’s new book makes a compelling case for how food co-ops, as alternatives to corporate grocery giants, are spurring the creation of delicious local food economies and stronger communities, while changing the global food system for the better.
About Jon:
Jon Steinman was the producer and host of the internationally syndicated radio show and podcast Deconstructing Dinner and of Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing our Food System–a television and web series currently streaming online. Jon 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, British Columbia.
Praise for Grocery Story: “A great read! Full of energy and eyes-wide-open hope. In an era of extreme economic concentration, Jon Steinman awakens us to elements of an arising democratic economy, hidden in plain sight. Grocery Story is, above all, an empowering tale we need now more than ever.” -Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, and, most recently coauthor of Daring Democracy
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