Mid-Ohio Food Collective

Mid-Ohio Food Collective plans to transform a former Kroger store on Refugee Road into the MOFC’s Eastland Prosperity Center.

Mid-Ohio Food Collective celebrated the opening of its "smart farm" in the Hilltop on Tuesday, thought it's already been producing fresh food for several months.

The Mid-Ohio Farm will transform urban space into a cutting-edge hub for fresh, nutritious food and community engagement.

The non profit Mid-Ohio Food Collective is closing its COVID-19 pandemic era drive-thru service in Grove City tomorrow, citing a lack of need for it and a desire to give the people they help more options inside their facilities.

During the pandemic, volunteering saw its largest drop since AmeriCorps started tracking activity. Now, volunteers are coming back, sometimes in even greater force.

Plans for the space are still taking shape, but Mid-Ohio Food Collective envisions a production kitchen so they can serve hot meals, health services and more.

Low-income families in Ohio have been receiving additional food stamp benefits for the last two years. Food banks across the state expect a surge as the federal pandemic aid ends.

Millions of people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP will see a cut of $90 a month or more. Some recipients say it will make it harder to buy healthy food.

Ohio's food banks have asked for $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, saying the situation is "severe."

Mid-Ohio Food Collective's new market is located on Norton Road in the former Kroger supermarket building.