Local food store closed

FoodCenter

I was sad to learn yesterday that a local food center where I get much of my organic foods and vegetarian items is closing. The food center has been in business for 17 years. For most of those years it's only competition was a HY-VEE store. Wal-Mart came to the area in 2006. Wal-Mart is located about a half mile from the food center. I took the photos for this article with my iPod. It felt … [Read more...]

More at the grocery store!

more at the grocery store

I was pleasantly surprised on a recent trip to the food store. I live in a small town of 2,000 residents that sits half way between a major city and a college town. The hometown grocery doesn't offer much for organic and no specific vegetarian or vegan products. Luckily both the big city and the college town offer store that I can get the out of the ordinary supplies. The college town has a … [Read more...]