There’s a new venture underway by one Halifax community to try and help address food insecurity.
The Bayers Westwood Community Centre recently launched a pop-up food market. The neighbourhood is home to the largest public housing area in the city and organizers say many of the residents use the food bank.
Donna Sutton Lahmar, director of the centre, says because of this, access to fresh fruit and vegetables is limited.
“We as a centre thought it was really important to bring this service to the community, which everyone can just tap into,” said Lahmar.
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Lahmar says the group community centre purchases the food at cost from a local vender and also sells every item at cost. All of the vegetables and fruit at the market are under $2.
“It’s actually cheaper than Superstore. Some things are a little cheaper than Walmart, but for the most part things are cheaper than the Superstore,” she said.
Many volunteers at the pop-up market are members of the Syrian community who recently arrived in Halifax.
This is the sixth weekend the market has been held, with it selling out of food every time.
Lahmar says the idea is part of a pilot project that will run until the end of October and then restart in May.
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