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3:12 am UTC Apr. 16, 2021
Sharon Mercer spent part of a winter Sunday shopping for produce for her extended family.
This meant buying groceries for her niece and her small children, along with her niece s parents, who don t drive.
Mercer bought produce at Market 309, which opened in January providing healthy food for South Peoria residents. It s one of several options established by not-for-profits since the nearest grocery store to South Peoria closed a move three years ago that created a food desert and left those without regular transportation particularly in a bind. Sometimes we see things start up and then they fizzle. I don t think this is going to fizzle, Mercer said of the market at Logan Recreational Center.