INDIANTOWN, Fla. — A proposed farmers market in Indiantown is gaining momentum as advocates push to improve access to affordable, healthy food for residents facing economic and transportation challenges.
Data gathered by the American Heart Association helped identify the scope of the issue locally, including health and income disparities.
“The residents of Indiantown had higher rates of obesity compared to Martin County overall, and we also identified that about 32 to 55 percent of the population were low income and had low food access,” said Brittani Jean-Philippe, community impact director for the American Heart Association of the Treasure Coast…