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USA - California (Oakland) - The People’s Grocery: Bringing Healthy Food to Low-Income Neighborhoods
- Story Overview: A mobile grocery brings fresh food to a low-income "food desert."
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- Photos by Amanda Suutari | Feel free to download photos | Please credit photographer/website
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West Oakland scene
Fresh produce
Dried goods
The 55th Street Garden
Once a vacant lot
Compost bins
Swiss chard and pansies
Kale and squash
Various crops
Straw mulch
Communal space
Brightly coloured pansies
Colourful painted sign
Entrance of garden
Young broccoli
Views of garden entrance
Visitors welcome
Swiss chard
The Mobile Market
The Mobile Market
PG Staff members
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