September 17, 2009
Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Kidney Foundation of Ohio, and City Fresh
The Case Center for Reducing Health Disparities is partnering with the Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Inc. (KFO) to provide information to City Fresh customers about kidney health, health disparities and nutrition. City Fresh is a program of the New Agrarian Center. The goal is to build a more just and sustainable local food system in Northeast Ohio.
City Fresh seeks to meet the needs of both urban and rural communities by improving access to fresh locally grown food for urban residents and marketing opportunities in the city for local farmers.
The City Fresh program impacts the local food system through the development of neighorhood food centers, nutrition education, urban market garden training, and the cultivation of direct farm to business connections.
City Fresh includes a wide range of community partners, including the City of Cleveland Health Department, Heifer International, Ohio Farmers Union, the Great Lakes Brewing Company, the Clark-Metro Community Development Corporation, the Urban Community School, and the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission.
City Fresh has “Fresh Stops”, which offer a way for neighbors to easily connect with food that is locally grown by farmers within the City and in the countryside. There are 8 Fresh Stop locations within Cuyahoga County including stops in Cleveland Heights, Beachwood, Buckeye Neighborhood, East Cleveland, Kamms Corners, Lakewood, Trinity Commons, and at the Urban Community School on Lorain Road. Staff from the Case Center for Reducing Health Disparities will be going to various locations over the next few weeks including Urban Community School (September 17), Buckeye – E. 118 and Buckeye (September 22), and East Cleveland – Huron Hospital (September 29).
For more about City Fresh, visit www.cityfresh.org.