Neighbors in Vine to meet to discuss need for grocery

Residents of the Vine Neighborhood say they want to be able to walk to a market where they can buy whole foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, and healthy deli products.
 

A Neighborhood Grocery Committee has been formed at the Vine Neighborhood Association and those who want to help make the market a reality are invited to attend its first meeting, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Vine Neighborhood Association offices,  511 West Vine.

 

There, participants will begin the work of identifying strategies and actions that can be taken to demonstrate that a neighborhood grocery would be a profitable investment by current or prospective business leaders.

 

Residents, business owners, landowners, agency leaders, and investors all are invited to  the meeting. Childcare will be provided.

 

The Local Grocery Project seeks to bring together neighborhood residents, find out what strengths they have that will help in building the case that there is demand for a local grocery. 

 

In conjunction with the resident committee, Vine Neighborhood Association staff will seek business and agency partnerships, State and Federal funding, and other resources in order to help bring a grocery to the neighborhood.

 

Last year, Vine Neighborhood Association organized residents to develop of a new neighborhood action plan. Neighborhood Association staff canvassed the neighborhood, set  aside office hours for resident visits, and facilitated small group meetings with a goal of helping everyone share a vision for completing a plan.

For more information, contact James Ryven Valeii here.