Mayor Mamdani just announced plans to open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem. π
Itβs a powerful step toward making life more affordable for New Yorkers. Cities like St. Paul, Atlanta and Venice, IL, are experimenting with #publicgrocery stores and and we are excited for its promise.
The #NutritionNorth report was due 2026-03-31 but
i still think those who live there should speak first
π (π£π ) How could 10 #PublicGrocery stores supply the entire North? There are >30 remote communities in Ontario alone β‘οΈ foodtank.com/news/2018/12...
#CBCπ» #PublicGrocery π
Is a government-run grocery store the fix?
1οΈβ£ #CrossCountryCheckup Apr-04 (i think a #UofG prof* might know more then any Yank does) @ www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
2οΈβ£ #TheCurrent* Apr-07 @ www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
* Mike von Massow, Guelphπ #cdnPoli #DailyBreadFoodBank #NDPπ¨π¦
Fred DeLorey was the 2021 National Campaign Manager for the #CPC β‘οΈ northstarpa.ca/person/fred = #DougFord #StephenHarper π #FredDeLorey on #PublicGrocery
PAYING for EVERYTHING
Could we please know how many $Billions taxing βthe 1%β will net, SVP π #AviLewis #cdnPoli #NDP
#NDPπ¨π¦ #PublicGrocery et al
PUBLIC GROCERY #NDPπ¨π¦
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π WHOLE FOODS bsky.app/profile/gran... 1/2 π #AviLewis #CCPA + #cdnPoli #NDP #PublicGrocery
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Main Site #Prime www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Flyer www.wholefoodsmarket.com/sales-flyer π #AviLewis #CCPA #NDP #NDPπ¨π¦ #PublicGrocery #WholeFoods
Mexicoβs Government-Owned Supermarkets
At its peak, there were 336 stores across the whole country
By 2025-11-12 only 43 locations remained - the majority of them in #Mexico City [pop. >23,000,000]
How is it fair that the rest of us should subsidize the βlucky 10/40/50β SVP? #cdnPoli #PublicGrocery
FYI
American Military Commissaries
β’ are as old as Canada corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/c...
β’ serve the gigantic US Military
β’ with a large bureaucracy corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/d... π #cdnPoli #PublicGrocery
From the CCPA earlier this month: "It would cost approximately $350 million for initial infrastructure to open 50 stores (40 in urban centers, 10 in remote regions), six distribution hubs, and run associated logistics."
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery
I'm about seven months late to the party on this, but I am fully down with the idea of a dewy decimal system for groceries. I think it could be brilliantly applied to the formation of a public network of grocery coops.
#PublicGrocery #ChewyDecimalSystem @hankgreen.bsky.social
3/ But we also heard whatβs possible when communities and government work together to build real solutions. In Venice, that meant organizing to open Illinoisβ first #publicgrocery store that will bring affordable groceries to a community long overlooked.π
"public grocery stores could cut costs by 30 to 40 per cent by using a subsidized warehouse model ... Lewis has called for the creation of regional food hubs where local produce could be grown, stored and distributed."
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery #FoodHubs #FoodSovereignty #NDP
Indeed, for a federation of private coops. But the article omits the option of a crown corporation and coop-public partnerships.
"Building nationwide chain of non-corporate grocers would be 'difficult and painful process'"
#PublicGrocery #CDNpoli #FoodSovereignty #FoodCoop
"A bold proposal from New Yorkβs Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible β itβs long overdue"
#cdnpoli #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #publicgrocery