Event Title
Greening a Food Desert
Location
Hart 116
Start Time
10-5-2018 10:10 AM
End Time
10-5-2018 10:40 AM
Description
The documentary film “Greening a Food Desert” will transport you through both sight and sound into Cerasee Farm, an inner-city farm in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida. This neighborhood is regarded as a “Food Desert” by the USDA. This informative film helps viewers learn about what Food Deserts are and about their resulting negative health outcomes. This remarkable story shows how one community member, Roger Horne, decided to start an urban farm to provide residents with affordable access to produce, training in gardening, nutrition education, and environmental education. The other community members who are involved share their fascinating stories about how the farm impacts their lives and the community. You will be inspired with ideas of how you can make a difference where you live.
Greening a Food Desert
Hart 116
The documentary film “Greening a Food Desert” will transport you through both sight and sound into Cerasee Farm, an inner-city farm in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida. This neighborhood is regarded as a “Food Desert” by the USDA. This informative film helps viewers learn about what Food Deserts are and about their resulting negative health outcomes. This remarkable story shows how one community member, Roger Horne, decided to start an urban farm to provide residents with affordable access to produce, training in gardening, nutrition education, and environmental education. The other community members who are involved share their fascinating stories about how the farm impacts their lives and the community. You will be inspired with ideas of how you can make a difference where you live.
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