Weekly Pop-Up Grocery Store Brings Fresh Food Options To West Garfield Park After Aldi Closure

Weekly Pop-Up Grocery Store Brings Fresh Food Options To West Garfield Park After Aldi Closure

"Organizations including the Garfield Park Community Council, the Rite to Wellness Collaborative and West Side United partnered to support the pop-up grocery store so the neighborhood’s food ecosystems would have both emergency food options as well places to buy food. The pop-up is supported by a $25,000 grant from the Chicago Region Food System Fund, and the food is supplied by 40 Acres and Top Box Foods.

The project is a temporary series of pop-ups, but it is also a chance to “gather data, and understand what Garfield Park customers want to see and give them an opportunity to spend money in their community in a way that is a good experience,” Abunaw said." 

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Posted: 7:58 AM CDT on May 31, 2022

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