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"When Mickey Henry wants bread or ice-cream, aspirin or even a cut of meat, he
rolls up to Jubilee Market, nine blocks away from his house. For the
70-year-old retired truck driver, who survives on social security and
disability benefits, the store has been a godsend.
This low-income, predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in north Waco,
Texas, has long been known as a “food desert”, with only meager offerings of
fresh fruits and vegetables available at convenience stores and Dollar
Generals.
That changed five years ago, when the non-profit Mission Waco took over a
convenience store that had fallen into disrepair, creating Jubilee Market.
Today, it stocks convenience store staples such as chips and snacks, dry goods
and household supplies but it also carries a wide variety of fresh produce, as
well as speciality foods favored by its diverse range of customers – everything
from oxtail to nopales – and locally made goods like honey and soaps."
Via
The Fixer April 6, 2022:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
