Fresh Foods Market
Our Fresh Foods Market is a grocery store-style market with nutritious, culturally specific foods available to our community at no cost. Appointments are required, but you do not need any identification, proof of need, or documentation to make a shopping appointment.
We prioritize stocking our shelves with fresh produce, diet-specific foods, meats, and dairy products. Most of our food is donated by local grocers, organizations, and individuals. Therefore, inventory in the Fresh Foods Market changes daily. We also purchase high-demand items from local Colorado producers, especially from farmers and ranchers who are Black, Indigenous, Latine, people of color, women, or first-generation producers.
Please note: Meat is currently limited to 1 package per shopping trip, due to a decrease in what we receive from the USDA’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
Fresh Foods Market Policies
- Households are welcome to shop up to every 4 weeks, as appointments are available.
- If you are unable to make your appointment, you can send another member of your household or a case manager.
- Each household with an appointment is welcome to fill two crates with groceries each trip. We kindly ask you to fill only two crates to ensure a more equitable selection for all shoppers throughout the entire day.
- Meat is limited to 1 package per shopping trip, due to a decrease in what we receive from the USDA’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
- Eggs are currently limited to 1 dozen per household per shopping trip.
- Other high-demand or low-stock items (such as milk) may be limited to allow more households to take home needed groceries.
- We kindly ask that you bring your own bags or boxes to comfortably transfer your grocery items from our crates to your homes after checking out from our market. This helps us prioritize purchasing fresh, healthy foods over bags. And it’s a win for the planet too!
- Please note: Bus tickets are not currently available.
How to Shop in the Market
Please make an appointment to shop in the Fresh Foods Market.
New to Metro Caring?
Please register through our Intake Form to schedule your first appointment. Once you complete your intake form, it will redirect you to schedule an appointment. If you have already registered and filled out the New Community Intake Form in person at Metro Caring, you can schedule an appointment.
Returning to Metro Caring?
Make your next appointment. Appointment availability changes frequently and may be limited when demand is high. If no appointments are available online, please refresh in 15 minutes or check back next week. Appointments are only scheduled one month in advance, and more appointments become available each week.
Can’t make an appointment online?
- Phone our volunteer call center at 303-860-7200 during Fresh Foods Market hours
- Visit us in person during Fresh Foods Market hours
Additional Food Resources
Hunger Free Colorado
One-stop-shop for food resources across Colorado.
FindHelp.org
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
Mobile Markets
A monthly opportunity where everyone can come to shop for food at no cost.