A dynamic, user-friendly online toolkit about the process of transforming small corner stores to carry healthier food choices

San Francisco Supervisor Mar says a recent city analysis shows that hundreds of mom-and-pop shops would close if more big-box chains start selling groceries in San Francisco. To save the small stores Mar wants to give shop owners incentives to sell more fresh fruits and vegetables.

A webinar discussing how a licensing law could make healthy food more accessible to low-income neighborhoods.

Federal legislation to provide assistance and opportunity for the creation and support of sustainable agriculture activities in America’s cities and to improve access to healthy nutrition in America’s cities.

A guide to transitioning and operating a healthy corner store. Includes food safety and shelf life tips, purchasing options, suggested displays and how to increase sales.

GreenChill’s Store Certification Program for Food Retailers recognizes individual stores for using environmentally friendlier commercial refrigeration systems. Any food retail store in the United States, whether in the design phase, remodel phase, newly constructed, or fully operational, can apply for GreenChill’s Store Certification Award.

The toolkit was developed for the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association and other organizations developing healthy corner store projects. This manual includes technical, educational and marketing information and templates for the project’s overall implementation and management.

A fact sheet on Reinvestment Fund's Retail Lending Guidelines.

Developed by ChangeLab Solutions, Getting to Grocery is designed to help advocates and public health agencies coordinate and leverage the tools available through local government and other organizations to bring grocery stores into low-income communities.

A primer on the successful financing of healthy food systems. There are five case studies of food system enterprises that work to grow, process, aggregate/distribute, and/or retail healthy food in low-income communities. The primer also includes a sector-by-sector analysis of food sector capital needs and interdependencies and an introduction to Food Policy Councils.