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By Carey L. Biron
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Since losing her job in 2018, Nekia Hattley has been selling vegan desserts at farmers’ markets and on the streets of Los Angeles. Today, with COVID-19 pushing people outdoors, she sees a potential new revenue surge – but there’s a catch.
Street vendors selling food are subject to stringent policies, including what type of cart they can use and where they can prepare the food, and adhering to them is complicated and expensive, said Hattley.
“People usually start street vending because they’re trying to make a means for themselves, starting from ground zero,” Hattley told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, adding that the rules are “impossible – it’s crazy.”
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Amid the pandemic, more Americans are adding something new to their backyards: chickens. These chickens are, like, my favorite thing, honestly. When I get back from school every day, this is the first place I go to, Violet Abta, a 12-year-old backyard chicken keeper, said.
The Abta family had talked about setting up a backyard coop for years at their home in Northern California s Marin County. But it wasn t until August that they thought, now s the time.
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The Gem City Market on the corner of Salem and Superior Avenue in northwest Dayton in its final stages of construction. The cooperative supermarket is opening this winter.
The cooperative grocery store in northwest Dayton is opening this winter and could have a broader economic impact on the area.
The corner of Salem and Superior Avenue in northwest Dayton is looking a bit different these days, and people are excited.
“It s just like a bright light on the corner,” said Jacqueline Moore-Falah, a lifelong Dayton resident. “I m so happy and elated that this is going to happen.”
That bright light is the Gem City Market, a cooperative supermarket opening this winter in an area where it can be difficult to find fresh groceries. But the benefits of the co-op go beyond providing healthy food options to residents.