Scott Swanson
Of The New Era
It’s Tuesday evening in the parking lot behind Periwinkle Provisions health foods store in Sweet Home, and it’s the weekly food distribution time.
This isn’t a giveaway of leftover food. This is produce fresh from the farm.
Those gathering are members of a food co-op that started last year at Periwinkle, about six months after current owners Brandi and Robert Hawkins took over the store.
“There’s a need here…