Susy Prosapio has lived in Little Falls for three decades. She says grocery options in the downtown have dwindled to zero.

“Way back, there were a lot of little, tiny stores — neighborhood stores,” she said. “We used to have a downtown grocery store, and that store had closed.”

The area received a federal designation as a low-income, low-food-access area. So, 11 years ago, a group of community members decided to take action.

“We put together the meeting to say to the community, if we wait for a large Cub Foods or a large food grocery store to come in, it won’t happen,” Prosapio said. “But we as a community could work together to start our own grocery store that really focused on featuring local foods, fresh foods.”

Their idea has blossomed into a co-op called the Purple Carrot Market w

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