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Baltimore's food policy director Holly Freishtat poses at the Real Food Farm, one of her initiatives to address access to healthy and affordable food. City governments in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Boston are also installing food czars in order to tackle health related issues. Michael Bonfigli/Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Known as food deserts, low income urban areas such as this one in Baltimore, tend to offer corner stores serving fast foods, chips and sodas rather than supermarkets with fresh vegetables and produce. Michael Bonfigli/Special to The Christian Science Monitor
One idea that Baltimore is pioneering is “virtual supermarkets.” At the Orleans Street branch of the public library, Laura Fox (r.) from the city’s Health Department helps Crystal Dixon (l.) order groceries online from Santoni’s Super Market, a longtime Baltimore grocer. Michael Bonfigli / Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Dixon stands outside in front of the Orleans Street Library in Baltimore, Santoni’s Super Market flyer in hand. “At Santoni’s, you have better quality meats, and the vegetables last longer,” says Dixon, mother of two. Michael Bonfigli / Special to The Christian Science Monitor
The Real Food Farm grows carrots, kale, and other vegetables in greenhouses during the winter. The six-acre site, which also includes an orchard for fruit and beehives for honey, is run by a local nonprofit and supplies restaurants, a hospital, and neighborhood markets. Michael Bonfigli / Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Real Food Farm Manager, Tylor Brown (l.) and Food Czar, Holly Freishtat at the greenhouses. Michael Bonfigli / Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Freishtat sees the farm as part of a larger strategy to increase access to food. Though cities' efforts are still in the beginning stages, evidence is growing that these initiatives are having an impact on the populations they serve. Michael Bonfigli / Special to The Christian Science Monitor
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'Halfsies' plan at restaurants would serve half of a normal portion to diners with the remaining value of the dish used to aid the hungry.
How many times have you gone to a restaurant and not been able to finish your whole meal? Or worse, taken home the leftovers only to throw them out after several days of them sitting untouched in the refrigerator?
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