Social supermarket reports hundreds of sign-ups
Dartford Larder members pay £4.50 each week for items including unlimited fruit and vegetables.
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"When we were a food bank, there were many people who would not come through the door because of the stigma which was attached."
— Stephen Brindley , Activist
"The supermarket takes a lot of that away because, at the end of the day, it looks and operates as a normal supermarket."
— Stephen Brindley , Activist
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Dartford Larder members pay £4.50 each week for items including unlimited fruit and vegetables.
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