Who We Are

We are a Toledo non-profit that focuses on historic preservation and advocacy of Toledo's first neighborhood.
The Historic Vistula Foundation was founded in 2001 to address the issues of neglect and building preservation while fighting against needless demolitions, slumlords, and the culture of poverty in Toledo's oldest neighborhood.  We currently own the property located at 1201 N Huron St and are working to renovate the building into the first full service grocery store in Vistula in many years.
While we are renovating 1201 N Huron St,, in front of the building we will operate a produce stand on Saturday afternoons offering fresh fruits and vegetables at very low wholesale prices. We will also be accepting SNAP and EBT. This way, we hope we can bring affordable produce to the neighborhood.
We also have several fundraising events every year including a Victorian Christmas Tea, a 14 Course Victorian Dinner in April, and a Summer Tea in late June.  We also sponsor two concerts each year, a Porch Concert at the Matthew Brown House in August and a Winter Solstice Concert at Salem Lutheran Church.

This year, we are happy to be participating with other community leaders in a music festival for the North End taking place July 30th.
We hope this festival will become an annual event.

We love new projects!
Let's get started.
Our latest project is the Green Grocer on Huron located at 1201 N Huron St.  We are planning our grand opening on Saturday July 16th, 2016.  We will be Vistula's first fresh fruit and vegetable grocer in many years.  The last grocery store in Vistula closed in the 70's.  We will be selling fresh fruits and vegetables purchased directly from farms within a 50 mile radius of Toledo and the Toledo Farmer's Market.  We will be selling them at cost on a non-profit basis.  This means our produce will be available from $0.48 -$1.00 per pound.  We will be open every Saturday from noon until 4pm and will accept cash and EBT/Food Stamps.  Come volunteer at our stand and help serve Toledo's poorest neighborhood.

© 2016 Green Grocer on Huron. Elements of this logo are copyrighted by 'The Green Grocer, Inc.' Mississauga, Ontario www.greengrocerinc.ca.  Used with permission.  'Green Grocer on Huron' is not affiliated with 'The Green Grocer, Inc.' though we fully endorse their efforts to support Mississauga area food banks and think they run a really good business.  We appreciate their permission.