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The Economics of Running a Local Grocery

KSJD

Published September 1, 2015 at 10:44 AM MDT

Taz and Linnea Vass, owners of the Dolores Food Market

In this episode of the Big Fat Farm Show, KSJD's Sarah Syverson talks with Taz Vass, owner and operator of the Dolores Food Market, about how locally owned grocery stores compete with larger national chain stores and the economics of offering local produce.

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