In 2020, Amber Fayne was told that she couldn’t work anymore. There was something wrong with her kidneys. She had some money saved up, and moved around with her husband and young son. Over the next few years, Fayne had two heart attacks and she and her family became displaced. Her health began to decline, and eventually she needed to have her left leg amputated. In 2023, she and her family moved from Memphis to Nashville and found stable housing.
But the food, Fayne said, had always been a struggle.
As a diabetic and a patient with heart challenges, Fayne has to adhere to a strict diet, consisting of vegetables, herbs and spices, which can quickly become costly. Even using the wrong spice in her recipe could throw off the electrolytes in Fayne’s kidneys, requiring a trip to the hospital…