• Upper Valley’s member-owned co-op battles rising food prices

    Upper Valley’s member-owned co-op battles rising food prices
    Gayle Giovanna, of Strafford, goes through her shopping list as she finds items in the aisles of the co-op in Hanover, N.H., on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. Giovanna has been a customer of the co-op for over 40 years. Photo by Sophia Sahni/Valley NewsThis story by Sophia Sahni was first published by the Valley News on Oct. 30, 2026.During the Great Depression, 17 neighbors across Hanover, New Hampshire, and Norwich combined their resources to create a collective buying group. What started in a baseme

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