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minus-squareHemingways_ShotgunlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 days agoI’ve always just gone to my local Co-op. You still have to check specific products, but at least the general organization is as local as it can get.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 days agoSame here. It’s a pitty the eastern half of the country doesn’t seem to have that option.
minus-squareHemingways_ShotgunlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 days agoAs someone who grew up on the Prairies, I always found it a little weird that Co-ops were just a thing in the west. Seriously…they send a percentage of what you spend with them back to you each year as a dividend…who wouldn’t want a co-op?
minus-square@non_burglarlink2•2 days agoCo-op regulations are different per province. The west has fuel and grocery coops, but Ontario has way more housing coops.
I’ve always just gone to my local Co-op. You still have to check specific products, but at least the general organization is as local as it can get.
Same here.
It’s a pitty the eastern half of the country doesn’t seem to have that option.
As someone who grew up on the Prairies, I always found it a little weird that Co-ops were just a thing in the west.
Seriously…they send a percentage of what you spend with them back to you each year as a dividend…who wouldn’t want a co-op?
Co-op regulations are different per province. The west has fuel and grocery coops, but Ontario has way more housing coops.