Urban Farming Cultivates Food Security in Acres Homes in Houston
Food Insecurity is a fact of life for more than 500,000 Houstonians, many of whom live in Acres Homes.
By Andy Cerota
Click 2 Houston
May 16, 2024
Excerpt:
A chef, restaurateur, and winemaker joined forces to help bridge the inequity gap by opening Verdegreens, an urban farm in the heart of Acres Homes. They’re hoping to make a meaningful difference in the community.
“Acres Homes has traditionally been a lower-income community and we don’t like the idea that higher-income communities have a monopoly on healthy eating. The entire area of Acres Homes, there’s not a lot of grocery stores that service it,” Bill Trainor said.
The three restaurant industry veterans founded Verdegreens in 2016, starting their urban farm on two acres of land.
Trainor said Verdegreens is a small sustainable farm with big hopes for the future.
“The thing that we probably like most about urban farming is that it brings the production of food closer to the people who are actually eating it. We have a very intensive operation and growing food for the people around us really seems just like it was intended. The things that we can do here is we can introduce people to really much more of a variety of possible things that they can eat, possible vegetables they can enjoy. We are also going to be working with the local Acres Homes farmers market in the coming weeks to make sure we have better produce for their market as well. It’s something that’s been a long time coming.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/urban-farming-cultivates-food-security-in-acres-homes-in-houston/
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