Mission Grocer HomeGround is a community grocery shop run by Auckland City Mission at 195 Federal Street in the Auckland CBD. It started as a small experiment inside HomeGround, the Mission's central Auckland home that brings food, housing and health services under one roof. The shop sells fresh fruit and vegetables from local growers, along with pantry staples. The website says shoppers can use a pay-it-forward system at the till to help others buy healthy food.
The shop is open five days a week across two shops, and a weekly pop-up runs from the Whare Kai at the Caretaker's Cottage in Albert Park on two days a week. Businesses can sign up for a weekly fruit box for their team. The website says prices are fair and that produce is cheaper than elsewhere. One customer says the fruit and veg are fresh and cheap, and the Mission says the shop serves the city since 1920.