shuttered after failing to continue communicating its purpose to the target market.
On Tuesday, Evan Folds kept its shortcomings in mind as he delivered free boxes of food to residents on Princess Street.
âThey didnât get their community connected to the project,â Folds said of The Renaissance. âThey didnât truly educate about . . . what a cooperative business is and get that buy-in.â
The failed project in Greensboro serves as a
lesson for his group â the Northside Food Cooperative, Inc. â as it strives to retry that model by bringing a cooperative grocer to Wilmingtonâs food desert.
Northside Food Co-Op organizers educate residents on how a cooperative grocery store could benefit the community at a holiday food pop-up. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)