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A New Grocery Store Debuts a Smart Model to Combat Food Insecurity
The key: Making use of food that would otherwise be destined for the dumpster.
Daily Table, a new non-profit grocery store in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, aims to peddle healthy items while slashing prices. How does it pull that off? By stocking up on food that’s nearing its sell-by date.
Most of the goods are donated by other stores after languishing on their shelves, NPR reports. The result is that bananas are $0.29/pound. Apples go for $0.49/pound, whereas they may cost as much as $1 each at a bodega or deli. Donations are also turned into prepared meals on site. Wilted veggies aren’t necessarily bad, chef Ismail Samad reminded NPR. He added,