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 nostr:npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33 An interesting thing happened as a family of grocers lost their distribution network when their brand franchise supplier decided that knock-off auto supplies was a more profitable business model. They reverted to old school and sourced locally. They long had a clientele that called on them as butchers- they had always cut their own chicken and beef and pork. They built their own produce greenhouse in a lot next door to their supermarket. They eked out a few more years.