Jon Steinman – Who Owns Your Grocery Store?: The Promise of Food Co-Ops in a Changing World

Journalist and author Jon Steinman shares insights on the future of grocery stores, the food supply chain, and the growing food co-op movement currently taking place in the U.S.

FREE with RSVP
$26 includes book pre-order of Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants

Supply chain disruptions. Food inflation. The proposed merger of Kroger-Albertsons. Grocery stores have been thrust onto center stage in recent years. More of us, journalist and author Jon Steinman says, have come to recognize just how important these institutions are, including their influence on human health, the planet and the future of food.

Enter the community-owned grocery store. With their more durable and transparent model of grocery store ownership and governance, food co-ops are designed for these times.

The talk will be followed by a community discussion.

JON STEINMAN is the author of Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants (New Society Publishers). Jon has visited over 160 food co-ops across the USA and Canada. In partnership with the Food Co-op Initiative (FCI), Jon published This Could Be Ours: A Photo Album to Inspire Your Food Co-op Dream and he’s the publisher of the Food Co-op Finder mobile app. Jon regularly delivers educational sessions to food co-op boards and staff and is a frequent keynote speaker at food co-op annual meetings. Before writing his book, Jon was an elected director and Board President of the Kootenay Co-op in Nelson, British Columbia — Canada’s largest food co-op specializing in natural foods. Jon was also the writer and host of the radio series, podcast and television show, Deconstructing Dinner.

Read more about Jon Steinman at www.grocerystory.coop