Power Through Partnerships

Ripe for Revival

Rev. Richard Joyner and his team at the Conetoe Family Life Center aren’t alone in their efforts to provide Eastern North Carolina communities in need with reliable access to fresh produce. Among the organizations pitching in is Ripe Revival and its nonprofit arm, Ripe for Revival, first covered by Carolina Country in 2021 (“Fresh Produce, Delivered.”)

CEO Will Kornegay launched the project with his sister, Laura Hearn, just before the Covid-19 pandemic began. In April 2020, the organization adapted to pandemic restrictions and began selling produce for delivery to consumers’ doorsteps, sourced from local farmers’ excess crops.

"The mobile market is a wonderful resource for the community, and we know that there’s a strong correlation between food insecurity and financial vulnerability"

The nonprofit expands on that idea with mobile food markets, dispatching a fleet of buses and trailers to communities that don’t otherwise have access to fresh produce. The markets are equipped with shelving, refrigeration, freezers and mobile cooking carts, offering produce, dairy, proteins and eggs available through a pay-what-you-can model.

In June, an additional market hit the road sponsored in part by more than $100,000 in grants from the Coastal Credit Union Foundation.

“The mobile market is a wonderful resource for the community, and we know that there’s a strong correlation between food insecurity and financial vulnerability,” says Coastal Credit Union president and CEO Tyler Grodi. “By teaming up, our goal is to help address both.”

Members of North Carolina electric cooperatives can visit the Coastal Credit Union-sponsored market at several Triangle-area events this fall and receive a free voucher toward food purchases. See the list of event dates and locations below.

This year, Ripe for Revival plans to hold more than 1,000 mobile market events across 23 counties — distributing nearly 3 million servings to families in need. Visit ripeforrevival.com for more information about the nonprofit and its programs.

Ripe for Revival

Coastal Credit Union sponsored pop-up events 2024

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Aug. 30 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
North Harrison Branch
401 North Harrison Ave.
Cary, NC, 27513

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Sept. 6 | 11:00 am–1:00 pm
White Oak Branch
1060 Timber Dr. East
Garner, NC, 27529

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Sept. 13 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Crabtree Branch
4325 Glenwood Ave. Suite 4001
Raleigh, NC 27612

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Sept. 21 | 10:30 am–1:30 pm
Weaver Street Market
404 W Hargett St.
Raleigh NC 27603

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Sept. 27 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Quail Branch
5000 Falls of Neuse Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609

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Oct. 4 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Creedmoor Branch
7451 Creedmoor Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27613

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Oct. 11 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Crescent Commons Branch
2024 Kildare Farm Rd.
Cary, NC 27518

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Oct. 18 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Olive Chapel Branch
5330 Apex Peakway
Apex, NC 27502

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Oct. 25 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Cornerstone Branch
2339 Davis Dr.
Cary, NC 27519

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Oct. 29 | 4:30 pm–7:30 pm
Rocky Mount Branch
1080 North Winstead Ave.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

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Nov. 1 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Hope Valley Branch
7103 NC Highway 751
Durham, NC 27707

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Nov. 8 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
South Square Branch
3125 Shannon Rd.
Durham, NC 27707

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Nov. 15 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
St. Albans Branch
1000 St. Albans Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27609

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Nov. 22 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Brier Creek Branch
7870 Brier Creek Parkway
Raleigh, NC 27617

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Dec. 6 | 11:00 am–1:30 pm
Carrboro Branch
310 E. Main St., Suite 110
Carrboro NC 27510

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Dec. 13 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Holly Springs Branch
700 Village Walk Dr.
Holly Springs, NC 27540