Residents living in Camden can buy fruits, vegetables, cereal, and bread at a reduced price from a grocery store on wheels. The goal of this program from Virtua Health is to help curb food insecurity in the area and this mobile grocery store is the latest addition. The program started with this mobile farmers market in 2017. A year later came the “Food Farmacy” – a six-month initiative open to patients experiencing food insecurity. According to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, about 800,000 residents are considered food insecure.
“I had an occasion that is at a point of time in my life when I had to go food stamps. I had to take my four kids with my cart and walk to the store. And I know how bad that can be. So this is why this is such a wonderful program as far as I’m concerned,” said Marge Prendergast, president of auxiliary board to Virtua West Jersey.
