Red River Regional Council aiming to aid rural grocery stores fighting slim margins

Red River Regional Council aiming to aid rural grocery stores fighting slim margins

PEMBINA, N.D. – Despite living in farmland, some communities in Pembina and Nelson counties may not have immediate access to fresh food without these rural grocery stores. That's the result of a study done recently by the Red River Regional Council aimed at helping rural grocery stores in Pembina and Nelson counties and combating food deserts in Region 4 of North Dakota. The study was funded by North Dakota’s first Rural Food Sustainability Gran…