Rural communities have been ravaged by Wall Street and global corporations. The communities that once fed us are unable to feed themselves. Safeway stores in Lamar and La Junta, Colorado are closing, leaving empty store fronts and food deserts behind. What is the solution? How do we reverse the flow of people out of rural America? How do we stop the resource extraction – the strip mining of rural America?
La Junta Meeting Oct 5 2025Click on the arrows in upper left to advance slides.
See comments from Dr. Heffernan (Slide 22) on the need for new food system alternatives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T3gRtgd9a0
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Controlling monopoly power and abusive market practices that favor companies like Walmart are essential in rebuilding community food systems: Listen to Food Deserts
