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Central Kinsman Wellness Collective is a group of Central & Kinsman residents and community partners, working together to start a co-op Farm Stop. A Farm Stop is like a mix between a farmer’s market and a grocery store: a community food market open year round with local produce and goods, owned by members of the community.

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Our 2025 Pilot Farm Stop

In October of 2025, we piloted our first Farm Stop at Shiloh Baptist Church in the heart of Central, on the corner of East 55th Street and Scovill Avenue. We connected local farmers and makers to the residents of Central and Kinsman, as well as people across Cleveland. We enjoyed engaging with people about the store, their shopping experience, how they hope to see us grow, and what it means to them to see efforts like this coming to fruition in Central and Kinsman.

VISION

We aspire to be a place where history is honored, generational knowledge is passed down, and every resident has access to the resources and support needed to live a healthy, fulfilling life.

Wellness

We are committed empowering community to produce healthy and equitable food systems.

Our Values

Cultural Heritage

We are a unified Central Kinsman, rooted in our local cultural legacy.

Community Ownership

We are building local ownership and cooperative businesses.

Press Coverage

  • New idea taking root in Cleveland to increase access to fresh, healthy foods

    CHANNEL 5 NEWS

    “The Black-owned co-op is trying to tackle a problem many in the Central and Kinsman neighborhoods know all too well — a food desert.”

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  • "Everything here is local": Farm stop connects Cleveland communities with fresher food

    SPECTRUM NEWS 1

    “[The Central Kinsman Wellness Collective] is an organization that aims to increase access to fresh food in Cleveland, with a focus on the Central and Kinsman neighborhoods.”

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  • Fresh Fruit and veggies are coming to the Central Kinsman neighborhood this week in a new "farm stop"

    SIGNAL CLEVELAND

    “The collective ultimately hopes to buy a building to open a permanent farm stop in the neighborhood”

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Gwen Garth, Community Leader and Committee Member

“I am so excited and proud to be a part of the CKWC movement. We’re transforming ourselves and our neighborhood into the healthy and thriving community it deserves to be.”