Though Urban Recipe has been running food co-ops in Atlanta for over 30 years, the concept of a food cooperative can be hard to grasp. Some parts of a co-op are straightforward: each co-op meets at a recurring location, at the same time bi-weekly, a total of 26 times annually. The food comes from Urban…

Food prices continue to climb nationwide. In the last year, national grocery bills have risen 2.4 percent. In the remainder of 2026, the USDA predicts a 3.1 percent grocery bill increase. That’s a 5.5% increase in under 2 years!  The biggest offenders in price climbs are meat, including poultry, pork and beef, as well as…

Dozens of people buzzed around the room, sheet of paper and pencil in hand, smiling and asking questions. “You’re wearing glasses! Can you sign here?” “Do you speak any other languages?” “I just need to find somebody who lives in my zip code, 30312. Do you?” That was the scene at the start of this…