Grassroots grocer: SunCoast Market Co-op makes final fundraising push before it can open

Grassroots grocer: SunCoast Market Co-op makes final fundraising push before it can open

After nearly a decade of grassroots efforts, SunCoast Market Co-op is close to opening San Diego County’s second co-op grocer.  SunCoast has secured $3.6 million from government grants, nonprofit funding, donations and equity from 1,370 owners to open the store in Imperial Beach. It still needs to raise an additional $300,000 before it can open, potentially this fall, in a city that currently has a small Mexican food market and a discount grocer…