This is a listing of smaller local groups and resurces. They are not scholoarly sources, nor have they been vetted in any way by Roanoke College or Fintel Library, but may prove useful nevertheless.
Cooperatives are generally initiated to provide services to their members that are otherwise unavailable. In the case of Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op, the cooperative was formed in the early 1970s to bring whole foods to the Roanoke Valley at a time when such foods were largely inaccessible in our area.
