Jackson, MS
Did You Know?
- 70% of the poorest residents of Mississippi have to travel 30 miles or more to reach a supermarket.
- Lack of access to healthy, fresh food in Mississippi drives the highest obesity rate in the nation, with the most premature deaths due to heart disease and diabetes.
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What’s Cooking in Jackson
Foot Print Farms is a sustainable agriculture project occupying 63 acres inside Jackson’s city limits. Its Farm to Faith Program is a new, unique twist on Community Supported Agriculture.
Through a network of ten churches, people can buy a subscription for a weekly fresh farm box of fruits and vegetables. Beginning with the spring harvest in April 2015, the food will be delivered straight from the farm to churches each Sunday.
Church-members trained in health advocacy, nutrition and cooking will teach their peers how to make delicious meals with the seasonal produce. With a whole community excited about fresh food, great things are cooking in Jackson.