Anacortes Food Co-op reopens with growth spurt

Food co-ops in our communities offer amazing examples of thinking globally while acting locally to create a more sustainable world in people’s home towns.

The Anacortes Food Co-op is doing exactly that. Come to the grand opening of their new store from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at 2403 Commercial Ave. and see – and taste – community optimism for yourself.

The story, which naturally starts with a small group in late 2015 incorporating as Woven Dream Anacortes Food Coop (its legal name) and opening in Brian Jo’s Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, peaked at 700 members and $200,000 in 2023 annual...