Help Poor By Growing Food----Robin Emmons, USA.

                                                

More than 72,000 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, lack access to fresh produce. When Robin Emmons discovered this problem, she took action. "I decided to rip up my whole backyard and make it all a garden for people in need," she said. Since 2008, Emmons has grown more than 26,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables for area residents.

Emmons’s Sow Much Good (SMG) was founded to eliminate socio-economic, racial, and ethnic health disparities that result from a lack of access to nutritionally dense food products in marginalized populations. She works to achieve food justice through programming and community based initiatives designed to provide equal access to organic food sources; to inspire individuals to take charge of their health and to promote healthy lifestyles through cheap food and nutrition.

The Facts
• An urban food desert is an area in a city where healthy, affordable food is difficult to obtain. Mecklenburg County has 60 neighborhoods with over 73,000 residents living in urban food deserts. Hard to believe it is America, same thing happens to poverty country like India people short of access to food- money.

• Since its inception in 2008, Emmons has helped spare hundreds of people from nutritional starvation through education, the Grow Your Own program and local farm stands, smart move.

• Diabetes, hypertension and obesity are no one’s birth right – these chronic health problems can be greatly reduced through a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Emmons marginalized communities access to the nutritious produce and education they need to combat these devastating diseases.

Emmons is committed to growing healthy communities in underserved neighborhoods by:

1. Providing direct access to fresh, affordable food cheaper than local supermarket.
2. Educating and engaging residents to adopt healthy eating habits.
3. Advocating for the right of every person to have real food security.

Vision:
Neighborhoods that suffer from food insecurity will be transformed into well-served communities.

Reality:
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   Come On!  Let's Grow Yout Own Good.  And Add It To Your Table Today.
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