The Utopian Community Grocery on Oxford Street and it's on-premise eatery is bringing nutritious and affordable food to the neighborhood and beyond, thanks to its founder, Ty Simmons, and his dedicated team. The area, identified as a food desert for its lack of available "good food choices," provides a perfect testing grounds for what Simmons thinks of as an incubator for this sort of enterprise. He also notes that UCG's backers have bigger plans, and the grocery is just the beginning. For a look at how things are shaping up, WBOI's Julia Meek caught up with Ty by Zoom, right in the store, to discuss the scope of the project and the hope this venture can provide to residents on the city's southeast side. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo'' by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Keegan Lee. Our production assistants are Alex Castonzo, Steve Mullaney, and Sydney Wagner.