Peoria Grown not-for-profit brings fresh produce distribution hub to city's south side

(From Peoria Journal Star) For South Peoria residents like Dorotha Williams and Bobette Shrode, the opening of Market 309 fills a need they've had for three years.

That's when two Kroger supermarkets in Peoria closed, and south side and East Bluff residents lost their neighborhood grocery stores — and access to nearby, economically priced fresh produce.

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