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Research conducted by the USDA shows that one out of every five people in Nashville doesn't have access to affordable fresh food.
Thursday (June 11th), the Urban League of Middle Tennessee (Nashville, TN) and Tyson Foods unveiled a mobile market designed to help solve the problem.
A Vanderbilt student came up with the mobile market in 2009 after noticing that many of his sick patients didn't have access to fresh food, which was contributing to their health problems.
"If you're like me and you're immobile, handicapped, they bring it right to your door," said Betty Lloyd, a customer.
For the past year, people like Lloyd have been relying on the mobile market to get access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
"I've been begging for broccoli. I've been asking for that for a month," Lloyd said.
For Lloyd, going to the grocery once required a bus ride. And even then, getting groceries home was still a challenge.
"It would be heavy and it was just a burden," she said. "I don't have to do it. I don't have to get on the bus to get vegetables when they come."
For more than a year, the group Community Food Advocates had been operating out of a trailer. Thanks to corporate partners, including Tyson Foods, they have added a second, more conducive truck to the operation.
"This fits perfectly with Tyson Foods' focus on hunger awareness," said Anna Kimble-Roberson, Tyson Foods spokeswoman. "It's one of those things that, as one of the world's largest producers of beef, chicken, pork, prepared foods, it's important that we make sure that everyone has access to that food."
To read the full article, please visit: http://www.wsmv.com/story/29300256/nashville-mobile-market-brings-fresh-food-to-communities
