The Veggie Van Story
23m
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Root to Seed
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Ivan Orquera, the manager of the Veggie Van program at Community Food Initiatives, joins us in this episode to talk about the Veggie Van mobile market and how it plays a role in reducing food insecurity in southeast Ohio.
For more information on the Veggie Van:
CFI website: https://communityfoodinitiatives.org/programs/veggie-van.html
Veggie Van Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/618046922453191
We also mention a few other food access programs throughout the episode. You can find more information on each of those here:
CFI’s Donation Station
Rural Action’s Chesterhill Produce Auction
Chesterhill Buying Club
Produce prescriptions with Hopewell Health
Music by Jacob Schoeler
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The Veggie Van Story
Ivan Orquera, the manager of the Veggie Van program at Community Food Initiatives, joins us in this episode to talk about the Veggie Van mobile market and how it plays a role in reducing food insecurity in southeast Ohio.
For more information on the Veggie Van:
CFI website: https://communityfoodinitiatives.org/programs/veggie-van.html
Veggie Van Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/618046922453191
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CFI’s Donation Station
Rural Action’s Chesterhill Produce Auction
Chesterhill Buying Club
Produce prescriptions with Hopewell Health
Music by Jacob Schoeler