By james art BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The Birmingham City Council has approved up to $150,000 to provide more fresh food for more families in the city.
The Fountain Heights Cooperative will use the money to help those areas that are considered food deserts.
This partnership between Fountain Heights Cooperative and the city will allow the Co-op access to city water for 10 different farms and help them build a neighborhood market and community kitchen.
The project is titled “The Heart of the Farm” and the goal is to provide food to over 3,000 neighbors in the Fountain Heights area.
Project managers say they will promote and use sustainable farming practices to ensure the project is able to help as many people as possible.
This is all an attempt to combat the lack of access to fresh, healthy food.
“For our community, this means more access to food. We have not had access to a market or grocery store for almost seventy years in our community. So it’s a change that’s causing a realignment and a rethinking of what food access means in our community,” said Dominic Villanueva of Fountain Heights Farms.
The farmers are hoping to plant over 70,000 plants next season and if you want to find out how you can volunteer you can click here.
Councilwoman LaTonya Tate says she hopes it will encourage healthier passions and lifestyles in the community.
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