Why listen
How Kentucky communities are replacing broken grocery systems with models that actually feed people.
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In this episode
- Why traditional grocery stores fail both urban and rural communities
- How nonprofits are building equitable food access from the ground up
- What alternative grocery models look like in practice across Kentucky
- Lessons from Lexington and rural areas that other communities can use
About this episode
Highlighting our recent coverage on nonprofit and alternative grocery models in Kentucky, this event would look at how communities—from urban Lexington to rural areas—are addressing food insecurity through creative, equitable approaches to food access.

About Next City
Join Lucas Grindley, executive director at Next City, where we believe journalists have the power to amplify solutions and spread workable ideas. Each week Lucas will sit down with trailblazers to discuss urban issues that get overlooked.
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