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From market to supermarket? Haarlem's Groentedoeners start in Kweektuin

From market to supermarket? Haarlem's Groentedoeners start in Kweektuin

The Kweekmarkt has launched at the Haarlem Kweektuin, introducing the 'Groentedoeners' cooperative which aims to establish a member-run sustainable supermarket. The group currently operates a monthly organic market and seeks to recruit 600 members to open a permanent location focused on local and biological products.

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