We continue our series “How We Survive.” The irony of food poverty in California’s agriculturally rich Central Valley and a look at community gardens popping up in food deserts. We also explore a project bringing healthy food to low income neighborhoods in Oakland, California.
Featuring:
“Healthy & Affordable Food in Urban Areas”
Michelle Obama;
Erica Torrence, People’s Grocery Community Outreach Coordinator;
Nubia, Receives People’s Grocery “Grub Box”.
“Empty Breadbaskets in the Central Valley”
Rachel Klein, Fresno Community Food Bank Worker;
Evangelina Zaragoza, Needs Food Aid;
Nayamin Martinez, Binational Center for the Development of Oaxacan Indigenous Communities Health Coordinator;
Richard Yanes, Fresno Metro Ministry Executive Director;
Tom Mattott, Fresno Metro Ministry Al-Radka Park Community Garden Manager.