TULSA, Okla — A vending grocery store is getting closer to opening in north Tulsa.
2 News started following this project and development since the groundbreaking in April.
Crista Patrick, a lifelong member of the Dawson neighborhood and former city councilor, said when the last grocery store, off Pine and Sheridan, shut down the community began to fall economically.
“Food is such a connector for people. Everybody’s got to eat right? So, you run into your neighbor at the grocery, at the market and so that connectivity started to deteriorate rapidly once our food access became minimal,” Patrick said.
According to INTEGRIS Health, 54 out of the 77 counties in Oklahoma are in food deserts. Tulsa Metropolitan Ministries also saw the food desert in north Tulsa and wanted to make a change.
2 News talked to them when this project was announced.
Both the non-profit and the city came together …