Flightpath Coffee Sells Low-Cost Grocery Items to Laid-Off Austin Workers | Eater Austin

"A separate effort called Kristin’s Commissary was created to sell extra produce specifically to people who had lost jobs, supplying neighbors via Nextdoor with at-cost oats, rice, and other essentials at the actual cost with no markup; when neighbors began donating money to the cause, donations often dropped prices to essentially free (one $50 donation could buy a case of eggs, a 50-pound sack of pinto beans, and rice). Prices fluctuated with daily costs—at one point flour was 45 cents per pint, oats 72 cents, and eggs $1.98 a dozen—and the program runs on an honor system (no proof of job loss required) with the edict “take as much as you need, and leave the rest for the person behind you.” The commissary has been winding down as people obtained unemployment benefits and stimulus checks." - Nina Hernandez