Fruit & Vegetable Programs in Cleveland, OH
With the renewed interest in healthy eating throughout the United States, local municipal leaders and groups have begun implementing fruit and vegetable programs in many cities, including Cleveland, Ohio. Does this Spark an idea?
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Farm Share Ohio
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Farm Share Ohio delivers fresh fruits and vegetables to businesses in downtown Cleveland. This presents an affordable, convenient way for companies to provide employees with fresh foods. They only offer produce grown in northeast Ohio, which helps stimulate the Cleveland area's economy, especially the agricultural industry of greater Cleveland.
Girls Initiative and Incentive Gardening Program
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The Girls Initiative and Incentive Gardening Program began in 2007 and extends through 2011. The program set up a fresh fruit and vegetable market operated by girls between the ages of 9 and 14 who live in Ward 5 of Cleveland. The program teaches these girls how to grow, harvest and prepare produce in an urban community.
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Farmers Markets
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In July 2010, four farmers markets in Cleveland -- Coit Road Farmers Market, Downtown Farmers Market, Kamm's Corners Farmers Market and Tremont Farmers Market -- began accepting the Ohio Direction card (formerly known as food stamps) in a program designed to help provide the city's poorest with a way to shop for fresh produce.
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References
- Farm Share Ohio: Homepage
- Cleveland Police Athletic League: PAL's Programs
- Cleveland.com: Four Farmers Markets Join Program to Get Fresh Foods to Those on Public Assistance
- National Policy and Legal Analysis Network: Community Gardens for Public Health Webinar
- Cleveland.com: More Northeast Ohio Farms Selling Food to Subscribers
Resources
- Photo Credit fruit and veggie bowl image by Leticia Wilson from Fotolia.com
