Why does Los Alamos need a new food market?
Every week, many Los Alamos and White Rock residents travel to Santa Fe and beyond to shop at alternative food stores such as Whole Foods or Wild Oats. This costs residents time and gasoline, and takes business and GRT out of our community. Los Alamos has a weekly Farmers Market during the summer and less frequently during the winter, but eating well is a year-around commitment. The LA Co-op will source as much produce and as many products locally as possible, and hopes to complement, not compete with, the Los Alamos Farmers Market. Some natural food market co-ops, such as the Dixon Cooperative Market, incorporate “buying clubs” similar to the “truck co-ops” that were numerous un Los Alamos until the demise of the Tucson Cooperative Warehouse. The Los Alamos Cooperative Market may be able to do this, but not until we have a store.
