The bins of bulk foods, foods no one has ever heard of, and the shelves of superfoods so characteristic of food Co-Ops have intrigued Fr Ian since he was a young boy wandering through the aisles while his mother bought carob as a health alternative to chocolate. Fr Ian is back among the shelves of the 2 food Co-Ops on the Central Coast, with another one emerging. Fr Ian is Playing in the Co-Op in the first part of a 2-part series.
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Credit Fr Ian M Delinger
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