NCFST Mobile Market returns to Wake Forest Thursday with new 3-4:30 p.m. schedule

Since September 2023, the Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) and Ripe for Revival have partnered to provide a mobile grocery store across from the Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Ave., on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3-5 p.m. Offering fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy from local and regional farmers on a pay-what-you-can scale, the NCFST Mobile Market often sells all of several in stock items before the advertised close of business. As a result, beginning Thursday, March 27, the mobile grocery store will operate according to a new schedule - 3-4:30 p.m.  

As a bonus on March 27, a representative from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC will be on hand to answer questions about Medicare eligibility, enrollment, and benefits. The AmeriHealth Caritas NC Mobile Wellness Center will also be onsite providing blood pressure screenings, Wi-Fi computer/printer access, and charging stations,  as well as information on Medicaid.

Open to everyone, NCFST’s pay-what-you-can mobile grocery store makes fresh and local produce, proteins, dairy, eggs, and other food products accessible and affordable to all, regardless of their budget. When shopping, there are limits on the amount of protein, dairy, and eggs a consumer can purchase, but no limits on produce.

At checkout, shoppers are given a suggested total. They can then pay the suggested amount, pay more (pay it forward), or pay less (pay what you can). Both cash and card payments are accepted.

In 2024, the NCFST Mobile Market served 1,574 patrons and sold 9,178 lbs. of produce, 3,027 lbs. of protein, and 399 lbs. of dry goods at 57% of the suggested total price. For more information about the NCFST Mobile Market, visit https://bit.ly/WF_NCFST or email Community Outreach Manager Andrew Brown, Jr. at abrown@wakeforestnc.gov.