Fertile Ground Food Cooperative - FGFC

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Fertile Ground Food Cooperative - FGFC We seek to establish a multi-stakeholder cooperative that increases access to wholesome food and serv

11/02/2026

Our inaugural Harvest Gala was a beautiful night of community, celebration, and expectation.

Special thanks to our keynote speaker, Malik Yakini. His message mixed together encouragement and realism, two things we must keep in mind as we step towards building our co-op grocery store.

A heartful thanks to our caterer, Heart & Soul Catering. Everyone enjoyed their delicious meal and wonderful service.

We must express our continuous gratitude to Andre Johnson Architects. They again and again prove to be partners beyond just designing our store. They helped us host an architecture design challenge which celebrated three young students who desire to use architecture to improve their community.

Thanks to our president, Erin Dale McClellan, all those on our board, the head of our staff, Bonita Bolton, and the heart of our Gala planning committee, Patricia Lewis. Our other staff members and the army of volunteers that made this event possible also deserve tons of praise.

Lastly, shout out to our photographer, Samantha Everette, who also showed off some moves on the dancefloor.

10/25/2026

New location, same great Black Farmers' Market!

Loved seeing everyone today after our wonderful yesterday.

The Black Farmers’ Market

10/23/2026

Gearing up for our groundbreaking tomorrow at 11 AM!

See you there!

You can now hear Dr. Ajamu Dillahunt's full presentation, "History Is on Our Side," on our Spotify podcast: https://open...
10/22/2026

You can now hear Dr. Ajamu Dillahunt's full presentation, "History Is on Our Side," on our Spotify podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UUIZDpzalriV25qF1qnFv?si=FoW6OuZbTM-A7lslaN0TMg&utm_source=copy-link

The podcast details the history of Wake Consumers Mutual Association, Inc. Mr. Willey describes the black-led food cooperative and its impact to the Raleigh community.

Additionally, Ajamu plans to print a pamphlet about the co-op. and you can see the first two pages of the pamphlet in this post.

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10/20/2026

We cannot even begin to express our for everyone who has been promoting our groundbreaking, Oct. 24!

Local and non-local supporters have shared our story to THOUSANDS! get ready for your new food co-op . It's time we put an end to food security in SE Raleigh and beyond.



DrDnice Beaugelin

The Carolinian Newspaper

North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC

Food Co-op Initiative

- Farmers Market

Woke Living Coffee

Our inaugural Harvest Gala is tonight at 6 PM! To all who are bought tickets, we are excited to see you. Dress code is s...
10/17/2026

Our inaugural Harvest Gala is tonight at 6 PM! To all who are bought tickets, we are excited to see you. Dress code is semi-formal, but you attending is most important - so bring your beautiful self in whatever is comfortable for you.

If you are not attending our Gala, no worries! Join us October 24th as we celebrate our grocery store's !!!!

Exciting times for Fertile Ground Food Co-op!

10/15/2026

Check out this awesome video about our groundbreaking by !

Picture a grocery store where the people who shop there help own it. Where grandparents, parents, and kids gather over affordable, healthy food, and where the neighborhood builds its own economy.

That’s what is planting: a multi-stakeholder grocery and cultural center, rooted in Southeast Raleigh.

The food coop will focus on 4 core values:
�🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 People: customers, workers, and neighbors all benefit�🌱 Planet: buy from growers who protect the land�💸 Profit: earnings that honor every stakeholder�✨ Purpose: lifting up Southeast Raleigh

Join the grounding breaking on Oct. 24 at 11:00am at 2245 Garner Rd. They’ll be coffee, speakers, and celebration 🎉

10/12/2026

🥁 Drumroll please...

The winners of the Architecture Design Challenge we hosted with AJA+ are:

Shyla in 7th grade
Gigi in 7th grade
Kate in 3rd grade

Be sure to join our to celebrate these winners!

Honorable mentions include Gus in kindergarten and RJ in 4th grade.

These students showed incredible problem-solving, imagination, and community-thinking in designing their own cooperative grocery stores and gardens.

Check out some incredible explanations from these students:

Shyla states, "Many low-income communities in the United States lack access to grocery stores that sell fresh, nutritious food, leaving convenience stores as their main option. These stores often offer mostly packaged or canned foods and few fresh fruits and vegetables, making it harder for families to access healthy food. To solve this problem, I designed a convenience store with greenhouses on the roof or in parking areas to grow fresh produce. The store uses space-saving vertical aeroponics and collects rainwater to grow food efficiently."

To the question, "Who does this store help," Kate writes, "Everyone in the greater community. Young, Seniors, families, and anyone else who wants to come visit. It will help people make new friends and learn new things about food and their community."

GREAT WORK STUDENTS!!!!

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