Check out Southeast Fort Wayne’s new Utopian Community Grocery store (and restaurant)

The Input Street Team tours a new neighborhood-led grocery store in Southeast Fort Wayne turning a food desert into a food oasis.

By Sierah Barnhart

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May 19, 2021

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. — Sierah Barnhart – Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St.

Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. — Sierah Barnhart – Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St.

Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. — Sierah Barnhart – Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St.

Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St. — Sierah Barnhart – Utopian Community Grocery store is located at 608 Oxford St.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Utopian Community Grocery store sells fresh produce in a food desert. — Sierah Barnhart – Utopian Community Grocery store sells fresh produce in a food desert.

Utopian Community Grocery store sells fresh produce in a food desert. — Sierah Barnhart – Utopian Community Grocery store sells fresh produce in a food desert.

Products at Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Products at Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Supporters at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

In addition to monthly CSA subscriptions, memberships can be purchased for as low as $5 a month or $60 per year. — Sierah Barnhart – In addition to monthly CSA subscriptions, memberships can be purchased for as low as $5 a month or $60 per year.

Ty Simmons, left, and Kristin Giant, right, at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – Ty Simmons, left, and Kristin Giant, right, at the Grand Opening of Utopian Community Grocery store.

Along with a local market, Utopian Community Grocery houses a new local eatery. — Sierah Barnhart – Along with a local market, Utopian Community Grocery houses a new local eatery.

The restaurant menu at Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – The restaurant menu at Utopian Community Grocery store.

The restaurant menu at Utopian Community Grocery store. — Sierah Barnhart – The restaurant menu at Utopian Community Grocery store.

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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Sierah Barnhart

Sierah Barnhart is a photographer and public servant in Fort Wayne and a member of the Input Street Team. Learn more here.