Produce truck encourages healthy eating in Detroit
Instead of Detroiters going to buy the fresh food, the fresh food is coming to Detroiters.Excerpt:In a neighborhood served by 26 liquor stores but only one grocery, a
community group is peddling fresh fruits and vegetables like ice cream.Five
days a week, the Peaches & Greens truck winds its way through the
streets as a loudspeaker plays R&B and puts out the call:
“Nutritious, delicious. Brought right to you. We have green and red
tomatoes, white and sweet potatoes. We have greens, corn on the cob and
cabbage, too.”The truck set up like a small market brings
affordable produce to families on public assistance, homebound seniors
and others who can’t reach the well-stocked grocery chains in the
suburbs.Read the entire article here.
Instead of Detroiters going to buy the fresh food, the fresh food is coming to Detroiters.
Excerpt:
In a neighborhood served by 26 liquor stores but only one grocery, a
community group is peddling fresh fruits and vegetables like ice cream.
Five
days a week, the Peaches & Greens truck winds its way through the
streets as a loudspeaker plays R&B and puts out the call:
“Nutritious, delicious. Brought right to you. We have green and red
tomatoes, white and sweet potatoes. We have greens, corn on the cob and
cabbage, too.”
The truck set up like a small market brings
affordable produce to families on public assistance, homebound seniors
and others who can’t reach the well-stocked grocery chains in the
suburbs.
Read the entire article here.
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