Share-Ws

Share is establishing "a full-service retail food market in a food desert," in winston-salem, north carolina. Our vision is to provide wholesome, fresh food, at a reasonable price, thereby eliminating food insecurity for an underserved population. The share food market (dba, the harvest market) will off-set "food insecurity," help business development, and create jobs within the community. Share has been working on this project for more than 4 years. In that time: - our member base has expanded to more than 450 members. - we have mobilized funding from multiple sources, including members and foundations. - contractors and vendors for architectural drawings and food service equipment have been acquired. - we implemented our ecommerce site to actively begin selling groceries through our point-of-sale system. - opened and operating the sale of foods through our beta-site (the harvest mini market). - hired an ecommerce coordinator and several staff members, - initiated and operating our food pharmacy project; a collaboration with the united health centers, winston-salem, nc., to give patients food vouchers to improve their health, and we have - secured the services of a local accounting firm for our bookkeeping and financial reporting needs. Construction within the main store in the west salem shopping center, has begun. We anticipate a store opening in 8-10 months. This community and economic initiative, with your help, would improve public health through healthy food, create approximately 26 jobs, and produce measurable community & economic development.