Black-Owned Co-op Opens Birmingham Grocery After 70-Year Gap
Birmingham – November 10, 2026 -- Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative (FHFC), a Black-owned urban farm cooperative, opened We All Eat Market on Saturday, Nov. 7, ending a nearly 70-year absence of grocery retail in Birmingham's Fountain Heights neighborhood.
Market opens inside Heart of the Farm facility serving 3,000-plus residents
The store operates inside Heart of the Farm, FHFC's new market and community kitchen in the historic neighborhood. The facility was designed to serve more than 3,000 residents in an area with limited access to fresh, affordable food. Much of the produce sold is grown locally, down the street from the store.
The opening comes as rising grocery prices and SNAP interruptions have made food access less certain for many families, according to the cooperative.