Weekly affordable fresh food markets to support healthy connected communities

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Our Markets

Every week

Everyone welcome

FITZROY: Tuesdays, 8:30am - 12:30pm
At Atherton Gardens Housing Estate- 90 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

RICHMOND: Wednesdays, 9am - 12pm
At North Richmond Housing Estate- 106 Elizabeth St, Richmond

PAKENHAM: Thursdays, 9am - 1pm
At Living Learning Pakenham -6B Henry St, Pakenham

CARLTON: Fridays, 8:30am- 12:30pm
At Carlton Housing Estate- At the base of the flats at 510 Lygon St, Carlton

MELTON: Fridays, 8:30am-12:30am
At Kurunjang Community Hub - 33-35 Mowbray Crescent, Kurunjang

FLEMINGTON: Saturdays, 8.30am- 12.30pm
At Debney Meadows Primary School - 100 Victoria St, Flemington

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Our Mission

The Community Grocer is a not-for-profit social enterprise that runs fresh produce markets and programs to increase social, economic and physical access to fresh food.

Our markets offer choice and nutrition in a dignified setting, creating inclusive and vibrant gathering spaces.

With the rising costs of living, many households are struggling to put fresh food on the table. 41% of Victorians now experience food insecurity.

We address the physical, economic, and social barriers to fresh food access by:

  • holding markets in targeted communities

  • stocking culturally appropriate produce

  • creating weekly gathering spaces that celebrate diversity

  • ensuring affordability - with prices 35% more affordable than any other fresh food outlets within 1km

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Our Impact

We improve health & well-being through fresh food access and social inclusion.

390+

households every week

80%

of our customers are unemployed or living on a low-income

72%

have increased their fruit and vegetable consumption

98%

feel more connected to community

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Our Fruit & Veggie Boxes

Your Fruit and Veggie Box order helps us to achieve our mission - to run weekly, affordable, fresh food markets to support healthy connected communities.

 
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Get Involved

If you’re keen to make a difference in your community, there are lots of ways get involved. We have various volunteer roles at markets, assisting customers, doing bicycle deliveries and even gardening.