French Broad Food Co-Op

French Broad Food Co-op is a community-owned grocery store on Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville. Its website says everyone is welcome to shop there, and that owners have a say in the products it carries and the policies it follows. The co-op says it supports local farmers and producers. According to the site, its produce department is all organic and it has a large bulk department. It lists a basics program for staple items, and it accepts SNAP/EBT and takes part in the Double Up Food Bucks program. Shoppers can use curbside pick-up, place special orders and buy e-gift cards. The site also has pages for ownership, co-op deals, vendor information and an expansion update.