FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Townsend Food Project will bring Healthy Foods to Neighborhood
Starting this summer, Townsend Center will house the newly created Townsend Food Project, in partnership with the Wayne County Minority Health Coalition. The Townsend Food Project, funded by the National Davis Projects for Peace Competition, aims to promote healthy eating through three main initiatives.
First, the grant will fund the creation of a weekly Townsend Food Market, stocked with produce from three local farms. Second, the project will also offer cooking classes featuring local produce and the opportunity for community members to share recipes and cooking wisdom. Third, recipes collected through the cooking classes will be preserved through the publication and distribution of a Townsend Community Cookbook, providing a resource the community can draw on and add to in years to come.
Grant Secured For Project By Two Earlham College Students
The $10,000 grant for this project was secured by Earlham College Students, Mary Jones and Sarah Waddle, who will be co-leading project activities throughout the summer. Additional funding will be provided by the City of Richmond and the Urban Enterprise Association. These ladies had previously worked with the garden project at Townsend Center and saw a need for healthy foods in the North Richmond neighborhood. They chose the Townsend neighborhood because it is considered a “food desert”.
A food desert is described as a neighborhood or community that has limited access to healthy or nutritious foods. There will be many opportunities for members of all neighborhoods to get involved and volunteer with the 
project throughout the summer. If you are interested in hearing more about the project, meeting the farmers who will be providing produce to the market, and getting involved in any way, please contact: Mary Jones 512-413-5592 or Sarah Waddle 952-258-9282.
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