A new pipeline of healthy food has opened in the Booker Washington Heights neighborhood. The “Good Food Market” opened on Farrow Road as a collaboration between The Dollar Sto’ and FoodShare South Carolina. Owner Brian Thomas is purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables at wholesale prices (arranged by FoodShare) from the South Carolina Farmers Market. FoodShare Community Outreach Coordinator Gabriel Wilhelm said the market is helping a community he describes as a “food swamp,” an area where food is available, but not healthy.

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