Community farm in St. Louis County turns food desert into healthy food haven
Some neighborhoods have little access to healthy food which is especially worrisome during the pandemic. Seeds of Hope is trying to change that
By Mike Bush (KSDK)
July 19, 2020
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SPANISH LAKE, Mo. — Theresa Denson is changing her life from the ground up.
“I went from a highly-processed diet down to a plant-based, non-processed food diet,” she said.
For the last 5 years, the Jennings resident has been getting her fresh produce from a Spanish Lake farm. It’s been like medicine for her diabetes and high blood pressure.
“I would say I was taking about 20 pills a day for my health and within one year, one season, I dropped that in half,” she said.
There are well-known benefits of farm to table and now there’s finally there’s a farm close to Theresa’s table.
The farm is called Seeds of Hope, and it helps put healthy foods in the hands of people who don’t always have access to healthy foods.
“With all the different diets, I think most people can agree that eating fresh fruit and vegetables is a good thing generally,” farm manager Jake Smith said.
