Most people go to the supermarket for food, but the people behind the Ypsilanti Food Co-op are working to change that by showing their local institution is more than just a business.

 

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It's different than going to the supermarket. It's a community place. You see your neighbors there. It's close to home. It's the Ypsilanti Food Co-op.

For more than 40 years the Ypsilanti Food Cooperative has been a staple of the area and what originally started out as a food-buying club in the late '60s is now a successful venture owned and operated by community members.

 

On any given day you can walk into the co-op and find almost everything you need tucked away in nooks and crannies in the small space on North River Street.

 

The co-op sells natural and organic dairy, grab-and-go deli products, produce, bulk, health and body care as well as general merchandise and groceries.

 

Additionally, in recent years the co-op purchased the bakery next door and the big brick oven that came with it.

 

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