December 6, 2017
Mariana Barham, Marketing Specialist
“It’s more convenient especially for people who don’t have transportation, it’s a lot easier for us to just walk up the street and get what we need for our kids to eat.”
Deondra Blanks along with her kids flashed a smile as our Mobile Mercado visited their neighborhood. Her kids quickly had a fruit in their hands.
“My kids love green vegetables, so that’s one of their favorites and then watermelon, grapes and, oranges,” says Deondra.
Deondra likes the proximity of the Mobile Mercado to her home as it opens up the doors to healthy and affordable fruits and vegetables.
“It’s more convenient especially for people who don’t have transportation, it’s a lot easier for us to just walk up the street and get what we need for our kids to eat,” says Deondra.
The Mobile Mercado is a mobile mini grocery store, farmers’ market, demonstration kitchen and teaching tool that improves access to healthy affordable foods such as locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables and brings nutrition education to areas of our community where it’s needed most.
To see this month’s schedule, visit the following link: https://safoodbank.org/social-enterprises/mobile-mercado/