Many parts of Riviera Beach are considered food deserts — areas with little to no access to fresh, healthy food. But when the city lost its only urban farm, a local non-profit stepped in.
The initiative Riviera Roots, led by the nonprofit E-Roadmap, is helping residents take food access into their own hands by teaching them how to grow their own produce.
“ Teaching them about gardening, giving them supplies. It’s still a food desert, but if you take this one location away, how can we still get that same amount of food growing in the city?” said founder Veleké Brown. “And that’s what this initiative did.”…