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It's almost like food is something everyone needs and has to buy no matter the cost, so there's no incentive for grocery stores to reduce their profit margins.
Competition/survival is the only incentive to reduce profit margins. Co-ops have no profit incentive.
This, seemingly inevitable, position was a long term strategy from consolidated major players with a history of collision.
Immediate steps you can take to help:
If there is a co-op grocery option near you, join it. Second best is a local grocer. (Unpacking the supply chains is another beast...)
Join a CSA / buy direct from farms. Avoid imported foods to the extent possible.
Write you MP and MPP to support the removal of taxes on seeds and seedlings for food products, a tax that benifts major players and hurts non-profit growers.
Grow some food, share it with your friends/family. Either on your own property or, for us condoites, community gardens.
Sounds good but I can get all my groceries from Walmart and have next day delivery for like $7. I would love to ditch Walmart, but not having a car makes me value the logistics a lot.
I mean, have you reached out to your local farms/CSA groups to inquire about delivery and encourage them to establish something like that? The pandemic definitely pushed a lot of groups to incorporate that into their model, if you haven't checked recently you might be surprised. I mean, even if it's just to demonstrate interest for a pick up point in your area or ask if they're affiliated with a local supplier who does deliver, it never hurts to reach out
I do think one of them has a pick up point at least, none offer delivery, but I'll have see if I'll be able to make that work with a small bicycle basket at a time late enough for me to go after work. I'm also afraid of committing to cycle a few extra kilometers every week with the added weight, but we'll see.