A new mobile market will be piloted as a strategy to bring healthy, affordable food to neighborhoods without easy access to grocery stores.
The Eat Well Mobile Market is being coordinated by Sioux Falls Thrive with support from an advisory board and funded with a city grant for $250,000.
The idea is to “address the critical transportation barriers,” said Michelle Erpenbach, president of Sioux Falls Thrive. “It is difficult to get to a grocery store if you don’t have access to your own vehicle.”
The market also will serve as “an advanced scout” for places that might be able to host potential permanent neighborhood grocery stores