A new idea is taking root in Cleveland to bring fresh, healthy foods closer to families who need them most.
On a sidewalk in front of Shiloh Baptist Church in the city’s Central neighborhood, a woman with a microphone in hand announced, “Fresh fruits and vegetables!” inviting people inside the church to see and shop at the Central Kinsman Wellness Collective’s Farm Stop.
Think of it as a farmers’ market meets a small grocery store. It’s a pilot program that began Oct. 16 and will continue Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at the church at 5500 Scovill Ave.
“The Central Kinsman Wellness Collective is a group of residents, nonprofits and community organizers who have been concerned about food injustice in this community and have been working for years to imagine a new way of providing healthy food to our residents and address the social determinants of health,” said Rev. Dr. Lisa Goods of Shiloh Baptist Church…