This week, we are excited to share about one of our Healthy Corners Program stores, La Bonne Semence.  Wife and husband team, Esther Kandosi and Claude Adaya opened the store in 2020 with the goal of being the go-to place for all African products in NH. 

They stock a large variety of products including vegetables, fish, meats, and pantry products that used to only be accessible from Canada, New York or Boston. 

La Bonne joined the Healthy Corners Program 9 months ago to expand their produce options, particularly local produce sourced from the Fresh Start Farmers. 

Ester and her customers were thrilled to connect with Fresh Start Farmers who were also Congolese natives and grow specialty crops like lenga lenga, sawa sawa, and garden egg that can be hard to find here.

They recently moved down the street from their old location to a larger space where they could grow their product selection. They are now located at 198 Wilson Street in Manchester. 

This space is newly renovated with fresh paint, floors and shelving which features popular African foods as well as fabrics for sale. 

As part of the Healthy Corners program, La Bonne has qualified for a new merchandising cooler, funded by the Manchester Health Department, to display more healthy products. 

We hope you will check them out! 

Future Healthy Corners Plans

This past week, we completed our reach outs to potential stores for Cohort 3 of the Healthy Corners program. We are hoping to onboard these new stores in the Spring and are excited to share more details as they become finalized.