About the LEAP Community Store

In our nonprofit's 15 years of work with food access in Roanoke City, we've heard from many people. Choosing nutritious foods is a priority for most. Availability and cost of fruits and vegetables are often barriers. Addressing these obstacles is what LEAP is all about.
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Opening the LEAP Community Store in Roanoke's West End neighborhood is a way for LEAP to offer fresh, local produce for more shoppers in a convenient setting. By providing customers who have SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid with a way to stretch their food dollars, LEAP helps make good food more affordable.

What will you find on the LEAP Community Store's shelves? We'll have locally grown fruits and vegetables, some locally produced pantry items, and affordable kitchen staples (such as rice, grains, and cooking oils). Our aim is to offer what shoppers need to cook nutritious meals. We'll be offering beautiful farm fresh food, but not necessarily fancy food.

The LEAP Community Store is open! Hours are: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 12-7 pm. The store will take cash and credit and debit cards. The store will also accept SNAP/EBT in the future, but is not yet approved.
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Join us for a Grand Opening Celebration of the LEAP Community Store on Wednesday, July 31. We'll have speakers, tastings, and tours from 2-4 pm. From 4-7 pm stop by for prizes!  Questions? Email: info@leapforlocalfood.org.
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The LEAP Community Store is located at:
1027 Patterson Ave. SW, Roanoke, VA 24016.
Find it at the front, right-hand side of the building,
beside our gravel parking lot.
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Interested in selling your locally grown or produced goods at the LEAP retail store? Regulations are different for selling in a store than for selling at a farmers market. Find information about how to sell wholesale to LEAP on the Food Hub section under Cultivate Food.