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Montana Cooperative Development Center Staff, L-R: Guy Gregory, Juanetta Keeler,
Janice Brown, Donnie Harvell and Marilyn Besich
Photo by: Jim Wells
more than one state. North Dakota recently completed a distribution
study that Montana has invested in and will utilize the recommendations
to improve distribution to Montana stores. "Co-ops solve problems
that regular markets can't," said Jan Brown, Executive Director of
the Development Center. "We will find ways to diminish this
distribution problem."
Members of all three board of directors tell you that even though
progress is ongoing, they are pleased that the stores are fulfilling a
distinct need in their communities. The next time you are in Geraldine,
Neihart, or Turner, check out the co-op store to see how those
communities have gotten together to overcome the food desert problem.
For more information on the assistance
that the Montana Cooperative
Development Center can provide,
call 406 727-1517
or stop by the office at
12 Third Street NW, Suite 110,
Great Falls, Montana.
Store Hours:
Big Flat Grocery
Turner
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-F
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sat
Closed on Sunday
Fresh Start Grocery
Geraldine
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. M-F
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sat
Closed on Sunday
Inconvenience Store
Neihart
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. M-F
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat
Half days on Sunday
