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Manning the Fresh2You Mobile Market are (from left) Eva Soler, Scarlett Universe and Isabella Jenney.
Bringing The Bounty Of Chester County BY FRANCINE FULTON Freshly picked cucumbers, radishes, onions, mushrooms, squash, blueberries and more are available to Chester County residents through the Fresh2You Mobile Market operated by the Chester County Food Bank (CCFB). The slogan of the mobile pantry is “Bringing the Bounty of Chester County to Everyone.” The mobile market will be open at sites throughout the county through Saturday, Nov. 19. The current schedule includes stops at the Coventry Mall in Pottstown, the Phoenixville Senior Center, the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, M&T Bank in
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Honey Brook, Oxford Public Library and Coatesville Masonic Lodge. To view the complete schedule, visit www.chestercountyfoodbank.org, choose “Programs & Education” and then select “Fresh2You Mobile Market.” Fresh2You sources most of the produce from its own on-staff farmers. Additional items are purchased from local growers.
On a recent Saturday in Coatesville, shoppers were choosing from an assortment of produce in the parking lot of the Masonic Lodge, which is a new location this year. “Right now, it’s onions. This is their time to shine,” said Roberta Cosentino, CCFB’s director of community food access and education. “We have scallions, leeks and three different kinds of spring onions. We also have a special kind of onion that our farmer grows called Ailsa Craig onions. They are so mild and delicious.” “We have three different kinds of cabbages and continued on page 5
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