Standing before the Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation s members with pants tucked into his rain-boots, a "Baton Roots" shirt and a button-down was Mitchell Provensal.
BATON ROUGE - Residents gathered at BREC s Howell Park on Sunday to help harvest vegetables from the Baton Roots community farm before the bitter cold weather expected through the week.
A few years ago, the mayor s office started promoting healthy food options by putting fresh produce in corner stores located in food deserts. Some of that healthy food is grown right in Baton Rouge.