Alchemist
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Alchemist Community Development Corporation presents:
The Urban Farm Stand Project
In 2009 Alchemist carried out the
Urban Farm Stand Project’s third year in operation.
Thanks to a grant from The California Wellness Foundation,
the Urban Farm Stand project served three different locations.
The Alkali/Mansion Flat At J. Neely Johnson Park,
516 11th Street, Sacramento
95814 (Between E & F Streets)
The McClatchy Park Urban Farm
Stand
at McClatchy Park (3400 5th Avenue).
Alchemist CDC worked with the FEED Coalition
(Food Education Equity Diversity) and local growers
to assist with carrying out the Del Paso Heights
Farmers Market
at the Robertson Community Center,
3525 Norwood Ave., Sacramento, CA.
♦♦ The Urban Farm Stands gladly accept EBT/Food Stamps! ♦♦
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Two new additional locations have been opened
and will continue through October :
Click
here for a map of all of Sacramento County
Certified Farmers' Markets and Urban Farm Stands.
The Urban Farm Stand project brings convenient access to fresh locally grown produce (both conventional and organic) to low-income communities that have little to no access to fresh produce nearby.
The Urban Farm Stand Project also includes a youth leadership development component. We will be working with two youth interns per location and involving them in the planning and operations. Through volunteering with the Urban Farm Stand, the youth will gain useful job and leadership skills as well as nutrition information about the benefits of including fresh fruits and vegetables in ones diet. The youth interns will be tasked with developing a means to communicate and share this nutrition information with members of their community.
These lively weekly events will also provide a fun meeting place for neighbors to get to know each other, share their talents and enjoy the resources available in their community. By providing convenient access to fresh fruits and vegetables, coupled with relevant nutrition information, the Urban Farm Stand will result in healthier families and healthier communities.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Davida
Douglas,
Urban Farm Stand Coordinator at 916-204-8260 or via email at:
davida@alchemistcdc.org
This project is funded, in part, by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF). Created in 1992 as an independent, private foundation, TCWF’s mission is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.”