"We're going to have here all the fruits and vegetables," Dione explained in an interview with CTV News.
Dione opened up a food stand four years ago in the Saint-Michel neighbourhood, which is home to a large immigrant population. But he says not all those living in the area could easily make their way to the concession. "Saint-Michel is like a desert. We have a lack of shops, you have one maxi, we don't have many shops where people can go and get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits," Dione said.
"We don't have many [buses], we just have one metro, and some people have problems to move," he added. He says this gave him the idea to transform an old school bus into a market on wheels so he could sell Quebec-made food products through its windows.Some of the non-profit’s produce comes from a greenhouse set up in the yard of a local high school. Dione has also partnered with nearby farms and businesses to help the community's economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.A nonprofit group in St-Michel has found a novel way to make fresh food available at an affordable price.