CLJ Gives’ Community Outreach event featuring our “Green Groceries Initiative” in Birmingham, Alabama on July 6, 2019. The Green Groceries Initiative gave away free produce to residents of the Smithfield community.
The Smithfield community is a food desert. 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.
A special thanks to Tyrone Townsend, Esq. for volunteering.