SARAH KUNKEL:
VISUAL STATEMENT BY

THE PEOPLE’S FOOD CO-OP 
OF 
ANN ARBOR

THE PEOPLE’S FOOD CO-OP OF ANN ARBOR 
ORIGINALLY OPENED AS A GRADUATE STUDENT 
PROJECT AT THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK IN 
1971 AS A WAY FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS 
TO GET FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD. DECADES LATER, 
IT CONTINUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THE PEOPLE’S FOOD CO-OP AIMS TO CONNECT 
THE COMMUNITY TO GOOD FOOD PRODUCED 
WITH BOTH SUSTAINABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY 
IN MIND, PRIORITIZING PRODUCTS THAT ARE 
GROWN WITHIN 300 MILES OF ANN ARBOR.

THE CO-OP ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF 
COOKING CLASSES AND FOOD LECTURES TO 
EDUCATE AND INFORM THE COMMUNITY 
ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND CLEAN EATING. 

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 // The Statement
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