Thursday, March 10, 2011

Mobilizing

Farmers' markets are like number one awesome fantastico, but there are two major barriers for people - location & cost. So I'm down with this burgeoning interest on starting up mobile markets using vans and buses.

In the DC area, Arcadia hopes to raise enough funds through Kickstarter to start a mobile market using an old, retrofitted school bus to connect local farms to schools, community centers, and DC's food deserts. They plan on making regular, weekly stops in Wards 5, 7, and 8, taking SNAP, WIC, FMNP payments, and providing educational resources.

While we're on the subject of trucks and buses, oh my, DC Central Kitchen wants to start a truck farm, inspired by the documentary, uh... truck farm. Well, what else would you call it? The truck would be used to visit local youth organizations and use the gardens as education about food and healthy eating.


the last kid cracks me up