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Fresh Produce for a Portland Food “Desert”
Catherine Schön and Bob New at the mobile farmer’s market
Most farmers markets and grocery stores in Portland are located primarily in higher income neighborhoods. For low income residents, fresh produce can be hard to find and expensive.
The Oregonian ran a piece in 2008 claiming that Portland’s low-income neighborhoods are [this] city’s ‘food deserts’ and highlighed the Cully neighborhood as one of these spots. And if you’ve ever been to the intersection of NE Cully and Killingsworth, you know this to be true.
On Saturday, our own General Manager Catherine Schön, Hollywood Farmer’s Market staff member Bob New, and Amy Columbo, board member for the Hollywood Farmer’s Market, did their part to change this by setting up a mobile farmers market at the corner of NE Cully and Killingsworth.
Click here to see Fox 12’s video coverage.
A few months ago, The New York Times ran a story that said demand is proving their is a need a for fresh produce in low-income areas. Let’s hope that the same is true for this new mobile market.
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