Officials in Clayton County are helping residents have access to free fresh food through pop-up grocery markets as part of a collaboration with MARTA and Goodr, a company aimed at reducing food waste.
“It’s been a wonderful experience,” said Michelle Davis, who was attending one of the pop-ups for the first time Tuesday at Ellenwood’s Sonna Singleton Gregory Senior Center. “Being a senior, I think it’s a good thing because… I’m shopping in here and I’m not at the grocery store, I don’t feel danger.”
Davis got an email about the Ellenwood pop-up and preregistered along with over 40 other seniors who attended.
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