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and adheres to strict guidelines for the products that are retailed as well as its practices. By vote of the membership, the co-op does not carry any products containing meat with the exception of pet food. The Board of
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to finance the $ 900,000 expansion project. The expansion doubled the store's retail space and included an expanded
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In 2022, People's Food Co-op was selected as a site for a mural campaign by the nonprofit
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