Liz Abunaw: The Magic of a Grocery Store 🅴

Liz Abunaw, the founder and owner of Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, joins Amy to talk about everything that makes grocery stores great—including “grocery theater,” the music that’s played, and the ideal size of shopping carts. Liz shares her journey of starting Forty Acres Fresh Market, which broke ground last year and will be the Chicago’s first Black female-owned grocery store. In this episode and in her work, Liz challenges the standard narratives around which neighborhoods can support grocery stores, and how Forty Acres can provide neighborhoods like Austin with good food for all.