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Philabundance to open Fare & Square in Chester
Philabundance has plans for an oasis in the Chester food desert.
Philabundance to open Fare & Square in Chester
We’re feeling awfully inspired by this weekend’s Inky story on the new not-for-profit grocery store in the works for the city of Chester—a locale that, according to the article, is not just a food desert but food’s “Death Valley.” The city, shockingly, hasn’t had a real grocery store since the last one closed eleven years ago.
But now, Philabundance has stepped in with plans to transform that long-defunct space into a community grocery store called Fare & Square. The new store will require would-be shoppers to become members, but will also feature lower prices than for-profit stores. The project has gotten off the ground thanks to the help of congressman Bob Brady of Pennsylvania and State Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi of Delaware, in addition to corporate and individual donations and government grants. If you’d like to donate to the cause, you can do so here. The store is projected to open in the spring of 2013.
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