Fresh Stop Market

The Sankofa Fresh Stop Market represents a comprehensive grassroots strategy for addressing food insecurity in low-income | low access communities in New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward, with a population of 4,100 residents, by providing ongoing consistent access to locally sourced whole foods in an under-resourced area designated as a USDA Food Desert. Health, nutrition, and food safety education will also be offered through Sankofa’s Healthy HeartBeats program. The Fresh Stop Market will operate on a historic commercial thoroughfare in the Lower Ninth Ward.