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Healthy food san antonio1/28/2024 Main Plaza, San Antonio Housing Authority and Collins garden have been running four years, three years and almost a year respectively. The Food Bank currently has three farmers markets in operation. Here, the Food Bank plans to grow an orchard. On the southeast side of the facility stands a large pavilion structure surrounded by more garden space. Along the fence line and behind the greenhouse, we are growing fig and lime trees.” Molpus said. Beyond the herb garden stands a large greenhouse structure housing a hydroponic basil farm. “A large herb garden grows along the northwest side of the facility. These water tanks are designed to catch rain water and condensation from the facilities’ rooftop air conditioning units. “We have two 60,000-gallon water tanks and one 90,000-gallon water tank here to water our gardens.” Molpus said. Matthew Molpus, nutrition educator and Farmers Market Coordinator led me on a tour of the facility and the farm. “The other 22 acres are currently planted with crops designed to prepare the soil for next years growing season.” “Five acres are currently yielding valuable produce,” she said. In order to do that, San Antonio Food Bank has developed 27 acres of farm land surrounding it’s 200,000 sq. “We want to increase access to healthy food choices in low-income and food desert communities.” She said. As a function of her focus on health and wellness through nutrition, she is leading her department to educate the community through gardening and healthy cooking classes. “We focus on food distribution and education.” Dr. Luz Neira, director of the nutrition, health and wellness division of the San Antonio Food Bank to talk about what they are doing to not only impact a city, but an entire generation. I recently had the opportunity to visit with Dr. San Antonio Food Bank stocks up on healthy inventory to feed the city’s low-income These desert neighborhoods, littered with convenience stores and fast-food joints, are less likely to have access to fresh produce and non-processed, healthy foods. San Antonio, TX is no different than any other city in that much of its population resides in areas known as food deserts. It hides itself in every city across America and it slowly, methodically claims lives. It’s much less noticeable, but no less difficult to survive. There’s another type of desert I want to address this week. This may not have been an official desert, but it was the closest experience I have to being able to understand what a desert may be. Dirt, dust, sand, duck, chicken, rock, more chickens and more dirt. We contacted a local mechanic who led us to his shop in what literally seemed like the very middle of nowhere.Īs we waited for the mechanic to fix the problem, I took inventory of the space around me. Somewhere near the Mexico-Texas border, one of the vehicles had some trouble. VisionĪ San Antonio where fresh fruit and vegetables are available, accessible, and affordable to all.Several years ago, I volunteered to join a caravan of recreational vehicles being driven half way across the country. The Healthy Corner Store Program supports neighborhood stores through local partnership and capacity building to promote and increase equitable access to fresh fruit and vegetables where we live, work, and play. Member Stores have provided 100,000+ pounds of produce and over 50 types of fruit and vegetables to the community!Īll Member Stores accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. The Healthy Corner Stores program increases community access to convenient, fresh, and affordable, fruit and vegetables across San Antonio.Launched in 2019, the program has grown to include over 30 Member Stores in neighborhoods that have low access to fresh produce with the goals of improving community health and supporting local economic growth.
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