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- EIN 27-2968080
- (352) 475-1168
- Po Box 385 Melrose FL 32666-0385 USA
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Causes: Botanical, Horticultural & Landscape Services, Environment
Mission: To provide access to healthful food and information, and to research food deserts and demographics.
Programs: --the organization operated a "fresh wagon" trailer as a portable market for fresh fruits and vegetables. The market serves to assist local farms by diversifying market share. It makes regular stops at low income housing authorities, local health centers, and other food deserts to provide healthful food access, nutritional information, cooking demonstrations, vegetable identification and health info for those at risk of diabetes. During the course of 2017, the market served approximately 7747 people and sold approximately 37 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables. --the organization established a "community of practice" web-site and expanded it to social media. The site provides consumers a place to provide feedback and receive information designed to offset the effects of food insecurity. --the organization established a research project that used intercept surveys of consumer health/ food security with a focus on working poor. We collected over 450 completed surveys. --the organization established a demonstration kitchen that will be used to film food preparation and instructional videos. --the organization developed a line of vegetable based health baked goods to add value to the local produce sold on fresh wagon.