Anabel’s Grocery

Anabel’s Grocery is a student-run nonprofit grocery store that strives to provide nutritious, affordable food to all Cornell students. Our store is located on Cornell’s campus, eliminating the need for transportation to distant grocers and greatly reducing the time required to shop. Our subsidy fund enables us to partner primarily with local farmers and bakers to sell fresh produce, whole grains, dairy, legumes, nuts, herbs and spices at a low cost, saving our shoppers an average of 20% on their grocery bill. We are also the only venue on campus accepting SNAP-EBT.

Anabel’s is not solely a grocery store—it is also a learning lab in social entrepreneurship and nutrition education. We strive to improve food literacy through easy-to-make meal kits, cooking classes, community dinners, and farm tours. We also collaborate with like-minded student organizations to tackle the systemic forces that give rise to food insecurity and racial inequity within our campus food system. Our Anti-racism Action Fund, established from the sale of produce donated to us by Dilmun Hill Student Farm and the Cornell Hydroponics Club, enables us to provide microgrants to campus and community organizations that are working toward a more equitable future. 

However, Anabel’s relies on financial support from generous donors like you to continue providing fresh, nutritious, and low-cost groceries for students, ensuring our local partners are fairly compensated, and funding educational programs centered on sustainable food systems. Every dollar truly does make a difference, and we thank you for being part of our community! 

Where Your Donation Goes

• $200 allows us to pay for POS fees.  
• $150 allows us to buy food and supplies to host a free community dinner for 50 Cornell students, fostering relationships to build an equitable food system.
• $100 allows us to cover a week’s worth of rent. 
• $50 allows us to subsidize the order of three regular customers. 
• $30 allows us to cover one month of fees to accept SNAP/EBT payments.

Questions or Suggestions? Email anabelgrocery@gmail.com.