FAMILY SOWING SEEDS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY
Vivian Muhammad has lived in her northeast Indianapolis neighborhood for more than 40 years. Growing up she remembers grocery stores nearby and nutritious food within reach. But over the years, a lot has changed in this community, including the food landscape.
“We don’t have a lot of grocery stores in our area. Most of the grocery stores that were here have closed down,” she said.
Her neighborhood is known as a food desert, where options for affordable, good-quality, fresh food are limited.
“It’s not that there’s not food. It’s just not the type of food that’s going to contribute to our overall health and wellbeing,” she said.