My Street Grocery Community Mobile Grocer and Pop-up Market

Mission  Increase access to healthy food  Promote health through education  Create jobs

Mission  Offer affordable, convenient, quality foods to all, promote community health through nutrition awareness and education, and enhance economic vitality through job creation

Social Goal  Serve communities who face barriers to healthy eating  Cost  Location  Time  Language  Cooking Skills

Social Goal We’re inspired by the mission to break down today’s key barriers to putting good, nutritious food on the table.  Cost: Our prices will beat most commercial grocery stores and are on par with the discount warehouse grocery chain Winco.  Location: Some of our customers are faced with long bus rides (sometimes four hours round trip!) to the nearest affordable grocery store, limiting their ability to make regular trips for fresh produce. By bringing the store directly to their neighborhood we increase their access to these delicious fruits and vegetables as well as pantry staples including beans, rice, olive oil, and more.  Time: In addition to cutting down the commute time for purchasing groceries, offerings like our “meal kits” make healthy meal preparation quick and convenient at prices as low as $2 per serving.

Here are a few prices from the mobile store: Organic red bell pepper: $ ounce can of coffee beans: $4.99 Sweet potatoes: 50 cents each Jar of marinara sauce: $1.79 Apples: 75 cents each 16-ounce bag of organic dried green lentils: $2.99 Gluten-free bread: $ Melissa Binder

Additional Information  Who started it  3 people from PSU Social Innovation Incubator  How does it work  Goes to neighborhoods who don’t have access to fresh food  Follows schedule  Can request that it visit your neighborhood

Additional Information  Who started it  My Street Grocery is a home-grown product of Portland State University’s Social Innovation Incubator and was founded by Portlanders Amelia Pape, Colin Gallison and Eric Johnson.  How does it work  The My Street Grocery truck will set up shop in designated neighborhoods that may not have reliable access to fresh produce and cost-friendly staples.  The truck will visit each location on a regularly set and publicized schedule so you can plan your weekly shopping with us.

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