Residents of Nashville's Edgehill neighborhood contributed these stories, describing their problems and concerns with basic, reliable access to healthy food.
Residents of Nashville's Edgehill neighborhood contributed these stories, describing their problems and concerns with basic, reliable access to healthy food.
Kroger is way out. It is too far. We have to get someone to drive us to the store, and then we have to pay them or buy them something at the store. If no one can take me, then I have to ride the bus...and then I can only buy a little bit of groceries because it's too much to carry. It's hard for me to do this with a toddler in tow. We really need a grocery store here! This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
I drive my car to get there and spend a lot of money on gas. Mostly I am concerned about the elderly people in this neighborhood. It's not easy for them to get around and it's not safe. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
We need a grocery store here because we need a place to shop close by with fresh fruits and vegetables that are reasonably priced. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
I have to pay relatives to take me to the grocery store and the grocery store that we have in the neighborhood doesn't offer affordable food like fruit and vegetables that I need in order to be healthier. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Mr. Lee's store is taking all of our money and stamps with his high prices and lack of quality foods being available. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
I take four to six people to the store a day! We need you! This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
It is a very big challenge to go to the grocery. I either have to ride the bus or get someone to drive me to the grocery. It takes at least two hours or more. It would be a blessing to get transportation to the grocery.
It is very hard to get to the store when you don't have transportation or if your car is broken down. If you can't find kind people to take you to the store you end up having to pay an arm & a leg for someone to take you. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
We don't have any fresh fruits or vegetables that are affordable in our neighborhood. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Need a store in our neighborhood that provides fresh fruit and veggies. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
There is no good meat store in the area. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
We either need fruits and vegetables in the store that is in our neighborhood or we need a new store. Please help. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
We go to a walmart - it's the best food and meat This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Mother of 3 young children - 4, 2, and a 10 month old. We have to take cabs, walk or ride a bus. There are no grocery stores nearby that have fresh fruits and veggies to buy at reasonable prices. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
It takes 45 minutes to an hour to get to the grocery store. Trying to carry groceries or find a ride is really hard. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
I have to pay people every time to go to the store. It makes me short on food because I'm spending money on gas for other people.This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
We do need a grocery store here - we don't have one. No one can get to the grocery store without asking someone to take them. That's how it is. I always ask my kinfolk to take me - if they can't, the only other thing I can do is catch a bus. It takes forever! This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
We NEED a grocery store. I have no transportation and most of the time no money to pay someone to take me. I have to take the bus - it takes a long time - I have to take it from downtown out to the grocery store. I need a grocery store here badly. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Most of the people in this community walk to Lee's Hair and Dollar - and most of the food is old/expired and the people are rude. The nearest grocery store is Kroger on 8th Avenue - people can get there by bus or by Inner City (Mr. Vince) Church. It's too far to walk. We NEED a grocery store in this community. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
For one, it's a long way to get to another store. Most of the people who live in the high rise don't have transportation. I think it would be more conveinent for the older people - many have walkers, limited mobility and there is a lot of crime out here so it's not safe to walk. A grocery store in this community would be so good.This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Riding the bus then having trouble getting back home with all the bags and hoping all your dairy products and frozen vegetables don't thaw out. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Ran out at the end of the month - don't have a car This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
We need a store for people with no transportation - elderly and all. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Just hard to get around if you don't have a car. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
It is hard but I always manage. There are things that sometimes I just can't find. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
I don't have a way to the store. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
I have no ride and 2 kids. I have to pay out of my first of the month check just to get food in my house. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Kroger is the only grocery store in the area that we have to grocery shop and it is not conveinent to get to, let alone their prices are very unaffordable. I receive food stamps and I get less because of the prices. I always run short of food at the end of the month because of the price of the food. When possible, I go to the other side of town to a local market to get my meat because it's local owned and operated and they consider their prices because of the neighborhood they serve. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
Grandmother of three grandchildren and raising them with physical disability and no transportation to the store. No grocery store in the area and the closest stores have no fresh fruit and vegetables and the prices are high at the store we do have.
This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.
It would be wonderful to have one (a grocery store) close in this community - without going too far with no transportation. This Grocery Story was collected at the Edgehill Food Awareness Cookout on August 31, 2010. The event was hosted by Edgehill Food Now!, a collaboration between the Edgehill Family Resource Center, Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and Re/Storing Nashville.