The Whole Foods Co-op in Duluth is hoping to be WIC-certified within the next four to six weeks.
That means the Co-op will be authorized to accept vouchers from the state Women, Infants and Children program, a supplemental nutrition program that also helps provide education and nutritious foods to nursing moms and their children.
In order to comply with the rules of the program, though, the Co-op has to stock some products that their customers aren't used to seeing, and that, says store manager Sara Hannigan, is prompting a real reaction in the Co-op's customers.