The community greengrocers in Marsden offering hope to all villages – The Yorkshire Post says
They pooled their resources, and expertise, in a co-operative venture which culminated in the opening of The Village Green, a new store committed to selling local produce and speciality cheeses.
And while the Covid pandemic and lockdown presented many unforeseen challenges, it is testament to all those concerned with this pioneering project that it has been such a success.
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Hide AdAs board member Kath Shackleton says: “It’s somewhere you can buy just one carrot and just one potato, and we have people that do just that. Every single person that uses it is a part of its story.”
It’s also a story that offers hope to all those communities across Yorkshire that have lost local amenities – here is a way forward if there’s a will...
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