Thursday, December 10, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Northern Regional Center — 350 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest, NC
The Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) is partnering with Ripe for Revival to offer a mobile grocery store on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3-4:30 p.m. across from the Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Ave. The mobile market offers fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy from local and regional farmers on a pay-what-you-can scale. How it Works Ripe for Revival utilizes its network of farmer and food industry relationships to narrow the gap between farm excess and food access. The organization partners with local farmers to bring their extra produce to communities that need access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The company purchases “retired” city or school buses, renovates them to include refrigerators and freezers, and transforms them into Mobile Markets that can drive into communities impacted by food insecurity. Pay What You Can Open to everyone, the pay-what-you-can Mobile Market aims to make fresh and local produce, proteins, dairy, eggs, and other food products accessible and affordable to all, regardless of their budget. The Mobile Market posts ‘suggested’ prices on all items on the bus. Once the shopper has gathered the food they want,…