"Grocery Story makes a compelling case for how food co-ops, as alternatives to corporate grocery giants, are spurring the creation of delicious local food economies and stronger communities, while changing the global food system for the better."-- Provided by publisher.

"Food system" defined -- Rise of the grocery giants -- Retailer market power -- Food prices and the people who grow our food -- Enter the co-op -- The food co-op waves -- Consumer food co-ops today -- Co-ops as food desert remediation -- Food co-ops and the local economy -- Local foodmakers: the people behind the products -- Threats to food co-ops -- Growing food co-ops, growing the movement -- Epilogue: where do we go from here?