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In Dallas’ food deserts, community gardens ease but don’t end food insecurity
In Dallas’ food deserts, community gardens ease but don’t end food insecurity
To be more effective, cities need to support these community gardens, as demonstrated by an innovative program in Austin, experts say.
Neyssa Shockley stands on her family s land in Dolphin Heights. “You won’t meet a person around here who doesn’t recognize my father’s name,” said Shockley, 31. Her father was James “Skip” Shockley, an activist and member of the Dallas Black Panther Party. “Community meant everything to him.” His final request before he died last May was to turn the family land into a community garden.(Nitashia Johnson)
Documentary about food insecurity, lack of fresh produce in Dallas neighborhoods to premiere this week
‘A Food Justice Story’ spotlights urban gardening and groups such as The Oak Cliff Veggie Project.
Attendees of the Soul of Dallas Bus tour visit the Oak Cliff Veggie Project in Dallas, Saturday, March 16, 2019. The initiative is featured in a new film about access to fresh produce in Dallas.(Clarence Hodrick III / Special Contributor)
A documentary about the lack of fresh produce in Dallas neighborhoods premieres virtually this week, part of an effort to show how organizations have worked to solve an issue that has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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