CLJ Gives held a Community Outreach event featuring our Green Groceries Initiative in Fairfield, Alabama. The Green Groceries Initiative gave away over 10,000 pounds of free produce to residents of Fairfield and surrounding areas.
Most of the residents attending the event live in food deserts. Food deserts are locations without easy access to fresh, healthy, and affordable foods and are usually measured by the distance people have to travel to get to a large grocery store or supermarket. Food consumed in food deserts is often high in cholesterol, sugar, and fat.
The Green Groceries Initiative provides free produce to encourage a healthy and nutritious lifestyle.