Lexington nonprofit FoodChain opened its new Neighborhood Green Grocery store earlier this month, in hopes of further connecting local agriculture and food affordability to the community.
FoodChain was founded in 2011 and became the home to Kentucky’s first commercial-scale indoor aquaponics farm in 2013. It has since grown into a nonprofit centered around food assistance and access to locally grown and sourced food.
The new grocery store — located next to the nonprofit’s aquaponics farm and kitchen at 501 W. 6th Street — aims to increase accessibility to locally grown food by prioritizing products made in Kentucky at a fair price. Leandra Foreman, a co-director of FoodChain, said she hopes the grocery store can act as a space for people to discover more nutritious food and become excited about the local food system…