Mobile Food Markets

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I was skimming the most current issue of Food and Nutrition Magazine and came across this interesting article here.  The story centers in Clark County, Washington, where over a quarter of children don’t know where their next meal is coming from!  Like many lower-income areas, transportation is an issue, so the Lewis River Mobile Food Bank was created.  The trailer serves as a source of foods and recipes and helps 110 households monthly.  Also featured in the article is a similar service – a Producemobile in the Chicago area, where as many as one in three people may be food insecure and food deserts are a reality.  Additionally, this program served 200,000 people in the past year.  Seeing as these programs have been successful thus far, perhaps other cities could follow suit with this approach to get fresh foods to those who need it most.  It will be interesting to see how this trend may evolve in the near future.

Source:

Sund, E.  (2013).  A tale of two food deserts: how mobile markets bring fresh foods to rural and urban communities.  Food and Nutrition Magazine, 2(5): 12-13.



C. Pfaff

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  1. ksu internsSeptember 3, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    This is a very cool idea. So many people in lower income areas do have transportation problems leaving them with little access to fresh produce and other foods. This seems like a great solution. JY

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