Veggie tales

This summer the Greater Baton Rouge Area Food Bank and Together Baton Rouge partnered to launch the Scotlandville Mobile Food Pantry, a roving, volunteer-driven Saturday produce stand in north Baton Rouge.?

Unlike 225‘s “Ideas Issue” proposal of a non-profit food truck selling produce in areas termed “food deserts” and cut off geographically from supermarkets, this project gives away fresh fruits and vegetables to residents of Scotlandville. With the help of dozens of volunteers, the Scotlandville Mobile Food Pantry opens every other Saturday.

“At the first two [Mobile Pantry events], we’ve been able to serve about 1,000 people with almost 41,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables,” Edgar Cage, co-chair of Together Baton Rouge, said in late July. The pantry sets up shop at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church at 1620 77th Avenue. Visit togetherbr.org or brfoodbank.org for more information.