CLJ Gives held a Community Outreach event featuring our Green Groceries Initiative in Fairfield, Alabama on May 25, 2019. The Green Groceries Initiative gave away free produce to residents of Fairfield and surrounding areas.
Many 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.
A special thanks to Josh and Raven Lee, who provided leaflets containing information about freezing veggies, nutritious snacks and encouraging drinking water, and Zach Warren of Iota Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for volunteering. We appreciate your help!