{"id":12741,"date":"2025-11-19T15:18:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12741"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:18:53","slug":"la-cooperativa-de-alimentos-phoenix-earth-food-co-op-reabrira-sus-puertas-el-viernes-14-de-noviembre-tras-permanecer-cerrada-desde-el-5-de-noviembre-por-reformas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/la-cooperativa-de-alimentos-phoenix-earth-food-co-op-reabrira-sus-puertas-el-viernes-14-de-noviembre-tras-permanecer-cerrada-desde-el-5-de-noviembre-por-reformas\/","title":{"rendered":"La cooperativa de alimentos Phoenix Earth Food Co-op reabrir\u00e1 sus puertas el viernes 14 de noviembre, tras permanecer cerrada desde el 5 de noviembre por reformas."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gracias al apoyo del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Toledo-Lucas y a las generosas donaciones de la Hermandad Internacional de Trabajadores El\u00e9ctricos Local 8, TAS Electrical, el Sindicato de Carpinteros Local 351 y Buckeye Commercial Flooring, esta tienda especializada en alimentos saludables y org\u00e1nicos ha instalado nuevos pisos y circuitos el\u00e9ctricos para soportar los nuevos equipos de refrigeraci\u00f3n, adem\u00e1s de un nuevo estante para frutas y verduras.<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix Earth Food Co-op se convirti\u00f3 recientemente en la primera tienda de Toledo en participar en el programa Produce Perks Midwest del Departamento de Salud, que ofrece un bono equivalente a un d\u00f3lar por cada d\u00f3lar gastado, hasta un m\u00e1ximo de $15 al d\u00eda, para la compra de frutas y verduras por parte de usuarios de SNAP\/EBT.<\/p>\n<p>En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, la cooperativa se ha asociado con varias entidades gubernamentales locales para financiar mejoras en el edificio que adquiri\u00f3 de su antiguo arrendador. Estas medidas incluyen:<\/p>\n<p>Aprovechar el programa de subvenciones para la mejora de fachadas de la ciudad de Toledo para instalar ventanas y puertas nuevas, pintar el exterior y colocar un mural en la fachada del edificio.<\/p>\n<p>Aprovechar el programa \u00abMejores Edificios\u00bb de la Autoridad Portuaria de Toledo-Lucas para financiar la instalaci\u00f3n de un techo nuevo.<\/p>\n<p>Aprovechar el programa de lotes colindantes del Banco de Tierras del Condado de Lucas para adquirir el terreno bald\u00edo junto a la cooperativa y convertirlo en un huerto comunitario.<\/p>\n<p>Aprovechar el programa \u00abTienda de la Esquina Saludable\u00bb del Departamento de Salud de Toledo-Lucas para comprar equipos de refrigeraci\u00f3n nuevos y un nuevo estante para frutas y verduras.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Phoenix Earth Food Co-op reopened Friday, November 14, 2025\u00a0after being closed since November 5 for renovations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With help from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department and generous donations from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 8, TAS Electrical, Carpenters Local 351, and Buckeye Commercial Flooring, the grocer specializing in healthy and organic foods has installed new flooring and electrical circuits to support new refrigeration equipment, and a new produce rack.<\/p>\n<p>The Phoenix Earth Food Co-op recently became the first grocer in Toledo to participate in the Health Department&#8217;s Produce Perks Midwest program, which provides a $1-for-$1 match up to $15\/day for the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP\/EBT users.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the food co-op has partnered with several local government entities to finance improvements on the building that it purchased away from its longtime landlord. 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