The shelves and run-down refrigerators at Mr. MC’s Market in north Wichita are running low, mainly because many local produce items aren’t in season. But that’s soon to change. The market, on 21st Street near I-135, is in a food desert. Mr. MC’s is also the first store to take part in the city of Wichita’s new Healthy Corner Store Initiative. The program will help several corner stores in town get new refrigerators and maintain them so that they can sell fresh produce. TOP VIDEOS “It’s going to make everything better,” the market’s CEO, Alicia Broomfield, said. “We’re going to get proper refrigeration so that we can have more available fruits and vegetables and healthy food options.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
