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https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/09/21/maryland-snow-hill-food-rite-racial-division/
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Boy, no heroes in that story.
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Very interesting, and sad, article. Thanks for posting. I am a WaPo subscriber electronic edition, but had missed this.
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I was waiting for something along the lines of, “…following which, after much introspection and civil discussion, the residents and store owner came together and … .”
But, no.
@Madrid , I stumbled upon it as a link at the bottom of another article (not food-related). Had missed it as well.
I lived for several years in a rural area - over a two-hour drive to the nearest branded grocery store (a much longer or impossible drive during inclement weather) - and was at times reliant, as were other locals, on a small independent market. (It was also the P.O., gas station, and local towing/auto-repair place.)
The place sold groceries, lots of beer, fishing and hunting supplies, basic household goods, and had a small deli/hot food section.
The produce was pretty bad, though some local orchard owners and small farmers unofficially sold their wares there, lots of shelf-stable foods that were borderline expired and/or generic or unfamiliar brands, and everything was expensive.
Without it, though, a lot of people would have struggled.
The owners extended credit knowing they would likely never collect, put together donated care packages for folks in need, and otherwise supported the community.
(This was 30-plus years ago - store and community were hit by wildfire sometime back and I have not returned to see how the rebuilding process is going.)
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