Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. Sierah Barnhart
Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. Sierah Barnhart
Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. Sierah Barnhart
Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. Sierah Barnhart
The youngest and oldest members of Ty Simmons’s family were given the honor of cutting the sparking gold ribbon. Sierah Barnhart
The youngest and oldest members of Ty Simmons’s family were given the honor of cutting the sparking gold ribbon. Sierah Barnhart
The youngest and oldest members of Ty Simmons’s family were given the honor of cutting the sparking gold ribbon. Sierah Barnhart
The youngest and oldest members of Ty Simmons’s family were given the honor of cutting the sparking gold ribbon. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Utopian Community Grocery store sells fresh produce in a food desert. Sierah Barnhart
Utopian Community Grocery store sells fresh produce in a food desert. Sierah Barnhart
Products at Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
In addition to monthly CSA subscriptions, memberships can be purchased for as low as $5 a month or $60 per year. Sierah Barnhart
Ty Simmons, left, and Kristin Giant, right, at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
Along with a local market, Utopian Community Grocery houses a new local eatery. Sierah Barnhart
The restaurant menu at Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
The restaurant menu at Utopian Community Grocery store. Sierah Barnhart
The Input Street Team tours a new neighborhood-led grocery store in Southeast Fort Wayne turning a food desert into a food oasis.
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