WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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Host Andy Mahler interviews Steve Stroup, Co-Op and Community Development director for Bloomington Cooperative Services (BCS) better known by the name of the member-owned grocery stores they operate: Bloomingfoods. Steve talks about his life on the farm in Northern Indiana and the path that led him to Bloomington and Bloomingfoods. He discusses the responsibilities of his position doing membership and community outreach, and his major role in the opening of the new near west side Bloomingfoods Market and Deli at the site of the former Encore Cafe. Steve shares his thoughts on Bloomingfoods’ larger role in the Bloomington community, what the future might hold, and the importance of the larger co-op community in a sustainable future.
