Urban gardens good for grocery deserts in West Palm Beach
The produce raised in the West Palm gardens will be available to program volunteers and other community residents.
The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board
Dec 26, 2021
Excerpt:
Several weeks ago on this page, we lamented West Palm Beach’s decision to scrap the urban farm that brought color, life and fresh produce to a dusty food desert north of downtown. There’s no full-sized grocery within a mile, so Henrietta Bridge Farm, the creation of Vietnam War veteran Stewart Bosley on an acre-and-a-half of city land, was a godsend to residents within walking distance.
Alas, the city, for reasons yet unexplained — other than vague talk of building half-way houses — declined to renew Bosley’s lease this year and forced him to clear out.
Now comes more-encouraging news. City hall has worked out a deal with an arm of Florida A&M University to establish three smaller urban farms and educational programs to serve low-income residents in West Palm Beach, starting within six months.
