Most diseases like diabetes and obesity are connected to diet, which disproportionately affect low-income families. To help combat the fast food culture we live in, there are some really great programs happening around the city. This NY Times article talks about a new farm share program in the Bronx, which links city dwellers from low-income areas in New York City with upstate farms and a chance for them to own shares in the farm.
There’s something for everyone from the boroughs… here‘s a farmer’s market in Queens that provides the community with fresh squash, lettuce, eggplant, and peppers where fast food reigns… and for my fellow Brooklynites, a food coop grows in Brooklyn!
Check out the video about the farm share program.
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