Fresh produce can be hard to come by in underserved neighborhoods. Blue Zone Project strives to change the status quo through community gardens.
“We know that most Americans don’t eat enough produce, and what you find — especially in underserved areas — is a lack of access, whether it be from affordability or even geographic access to food,” said Matt Dufrene, vice president of North Texas Healthy Communities/Blue Zones Project Fort Worth. has constructed more than 50 garden beds over the last year in the 76104. The gardens are placed in the front yard or backyard of the home.
Escalante adds that there aren’t many options for fresh produce in the area, and the closest grocery store is more than a mile away. , 22% of Tarrant County households have no vehicle and live more than a mile from a grocery store or supermarket. In the year since the gardens were placed at homes, residents have told Paxton about the holistic well-being impact it has made.
. It now has nine locations in the community where fresh produce and other healthful staples are available to residents at no cost.rose from the 2014 report, from 58.8 to 62.5, and the city’s metropolitan statistical area ranking went from 185th in the nation to a tied score for 31st place.
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