Mobile Grocery Market
We use our Mobile Grocery Market—the "Veggie Mobile"—to deliver fresh produce and other foods.
This primarily helps individuals who have mobility challenges that make it hard for them to do traditional grocery shopping.
Since 2014, 10,384 customers have visited one of our 104 stops and purchased 105,593 pounds of food.
(That’s an average of more than 10 pounds of food per person.)
StarkFresh has also delivered 571,708 individual servings of food to those who need it most, including residents of senior housing complexes, public housing authority properties, public service centers, permanent supportive housing, and other communities deemed to be food apartheids because they have few permanent grocery stories in neighborhoods where predominantly poor people of color live.
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Prices are low and payment is easy.
Not only do we bring high-quality, affordable food to Stark County residents, StarkFresh also accepts all payment types: cash, credit, debit, WIC, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers, and SNAP/EBT (formerly known as food stamps).
Notably, StarkFresh matches up to $25 per transaction on fruits and vegetables for anyone who uses their SNAP card, effectively doubling their buying power.
Keeping prices low while still supplying nutrient-dense food options is a primary goal of our Mobile Market. With an average sale of $6.54 per customer, we have proven capable of reaching it.
When we offer healthy food at affordable prices, it allows our customers to free up cash for living expenses such as utility bills, clothing, health care and other needs.
Season’s eatings and helping each other out.
When in season, much of the Mobile Grocery Market's produce is sourced directly from growers utilizing StarkFresh's urban farms and other local farmers. In doing so, our Mobile Market provides another way for residents to help each other build wealth.
In addition to creating meaningful employment opportunities, the Mobile Market collaborates with area partners who offer Produce Prescriptions or other incentive coupons to those who have completed a cooking nutrition course.
This enables people to adopt healthier eating habits and improve their health outcomes.
If you are interested in Volunteering with the Mobile Grocery Market or becoming a future Mobile Grocery Market stop, contact us!