Greensboro Neighborhood Moves Ahead with Plan for Grocery Co-op

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In Greensboro, North Carolina 33% of residents live in a USDA-declared “food desert”, a low-income area that is more than a mile from a grocery store. For folks who live here, eating healthy is a daily struggle, with no fresh produce easily available.

District 2 City Council member Jamal Fox represents folks who live in the food desert. He and the Renaissance Community Cooperative are working on a proposal to bring a grocery store into the neighborhood.

Community meetings are on-going to figure out exactly how to bring healthier food into this community.

Read more here.

Update:

The Renaissance Community Cooperative is set to open in 2015. Besides providing affordable fresh fruits and vegetables for residents in this food desert area, the co-op will provide living wages for employees—wages start at $10/hour.

Read more here, and watch the coop’s inspirational promotional video.