VERMILION PARISH, La. (KLFY) – Second Harvest Food Bank is helping make grocery shopping a little easier and affordable.

Their Mobile Grocery Market is a traveling food truck that brings fresh produce and essential groceries right into local neighborhoods.

Instead of residents having to make a trip to the grocery store, this “store on wheels” is coming directly to them, serving multiple communities throughout 23 parishes, including Vermilion Parish.

“Typically, the mobile market is kind of like what it sounds — a rolling grocery store,” said Kiara Richard, Mobile Market Coordinator for Second Harvest Food Bank. “It brings fresh produce, fresh protein, dry goods; all at fair prices, cheaper than your actual grocery store. We work with local farmers and vendors out of Louisiana to make it happen.”

Richard says the goal is not just to make healthy food more accessible, but also to support local agriculture and strengthen smaller, rural communities.

“We have a great turnout in our smaller areas,” she said. “These are very crazy times, and we’re trying to continue the mission — feed the people of this area and let them know that we are here for resources with everything that’s going on.

You can find the latest schedule and locations by visiting No-Hunger.org or following Second Harvest Food Bank on Facebook for updates.

“We’re somewhere just about every day four to five times a week, Monday through Wednesday,” Richard said. “We’ll be in Church Point tomorrow at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Church, and Wednesday we’ll be at Ochsner UHC (University Hospital and Clinics) in Lafayette.”

Organizers say the Mobile Grocery Market is about more than convenience, it’s about community, connection and making healthy, affordable food accessible for everyone.

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