Go BREADA! – New sites for mobile farmers market start this week

Despite the positive changes that have occurred in our national food landscape in recent years, it’s still quicker, easier and cheaper for most of us to eat stuff that’s unhealthy.

Imagine what it’s like to live in a low-income neighborhood where national grocers are absent, where convenience stores stock high calorie processed food and where many of the residents don’t have transportation to seek out an alternative.

Indeed, lack of access has long been cited as a reason for high obesity rates in low-income neighborhoods, but it’s a hard problem to change quickly. Or is it?

To its credit, farmers market organizer, BREADA, recently launched a mobile farmers market to bring fresh produce into low income neighborhoods, and this week, the program expands to more locations (see below).

The mobile unit, which has a bright new logo, arrives on site with locally grown, seasonal produce from regional farmers. This week, look for second crop tomatoes, pumpkins, mustard greens, turnips, green beans and squash, which can be purchased with SNAP/EBT benefits cards, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Coupons, and credit and debit cards. Organizers also provide free recipes and nutrition information.
For more info, click here.

Wednesdays
9 a.m.-11 a.m.: Scotlandville Library, 7373 Scenic Hwy
12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.: Star Hill Church, 1400 N Foster Drive

Thursdays
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Delmont Service Center, 3535 Riley Street
noon-2 p.m.: McKinley Alumni Center, 1520 Thomas H. Delpit Drive