Health in the Hood

The method is simple: plant gardens, nourish families, strengthen communities, harvest health.

Health in the Hood works to eliminate food insecurity in low-income neighborhoods that lack access to fresh food by building urban vegetable farms, distributing free healthy food, and teaching nutrition, gardening, and wellness. Our eight urban farms and monthly wellness workshops make healthy living sustainable, attainable and fun! All of the produce grown in Health in the Hood gardens is distributed for free to children and families, local food pantries, churches and community centers in food desert neighborhoods. Our gardens produce many different vegetables and fruits including collard greens, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, herbs, green beans, radishes, carrots, arugula, squash, cucumbers, potatoes, watermelon, kale, onions, okra, eggplant, potatoes and more! Local residents are hired to maintain the gardens, providing needed jobs, and colorful murals are painted on the vegetable beds to enhance community beautification.

Our urban farming and wellness programs feed and educate thousands of families experiencing food insecurity. Not only are we providing a healthy resource of food for children, we also teach sustainable wellness habits that are easily adopted and integrated. Kids are hungry for knowledge and welcome new lessons, especially if it involves getting their hands dirty and a box of prizes! Our urban farming and educational wellness programs focus on youth. We believe that by instilling healthy habits at a young age we can create healthier generations for years to come

In response to COVID-19, we launched an emergency food relief program that currently provides healthy food to over 500 families per week via drive-thru pantry.

Food justice is social justice. We believe the future of food is local and we have all the tools we need to make that happen. We are changing the landscape of food deserts from the ground up.