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Guild House Farm | Greener Partners
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Pick-Your-Own Fruits and Veggies. Field Trips and Tours. What is a CSA? Vendors: Longview Farm Market. Subscribe to our newsletter. The goal of Guild House Farm is to provide healthy food access. To its immediate community and to provide engaging, hands-on intergenerational gardening and food education. Guild House Farm is also a job-training site for older teens. With the SOL Food. We are proud that Greener Partners is part of the Get HYPE Philly Collective, funded by GlaxoSmithKline. Although most of o...
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The Food Trust | With Supermarkets
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. What We Do: With Supermarkets. Encouraging supermarket development in underserved communities. Photo by Ryan Donnell. The Food Trust Solution. In 2001, The Food Trust published. Food For Every Child: The Need for More Supermarkets in Philadelphia. Named one of the top government innovations in the country. By Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, the success of FFFI made The F...
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The Food Trust | In Corner Stores
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. What We Do: In Corner Stores. Working with students and communities to teach healthy snacking and improve fresh food access. Found that the average Philadelphia student purchases more than 350 calories on each visit to the corner store – and 42 percent of them shop at corner stores twice a day, five days a week, consuming almost a pound worth of additional calories each week. The initiativ...
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The Food Trust | Our Mission
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. The Food Trust's mission is to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food and information to make healthy decisions. Working with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers, we've developed a comprehensive approach to improved food access that combines nutrition education and greater availability of affordable, healthy food. The Food Trust was founded.
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The Food Trust | Who We Are
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. The Food Trust is a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food and information to make healthy decisions. Headquartered in Philadelphia, The Food Trust works with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers in the city and across the country to develop a comprehensive approach. Philadelphia SmartCEO: The Food ...
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The Food Trust | Through Policy Change
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. Improving access to healthy food in underserved communities across the country. Photo by Tyrone Turner. Lack of access to healthy, affordable food and related diet-related diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, are important public health issues, must be addressed both through direct intervention and through broader policy change to create long-lasting impact. The Food Trust Solution.
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The Food Trust | Our Staff
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. Photo by Albert Yee. The successes of The Food Trust. Executive Director of The Food Trust. In her tenure at The Food Trust, Yael has directed the growth of the organization’s farmers’ markets, nutrition education programs, food retail development initiatives and other programs to promote access to affordable, nutritious food in lower-income communities. The dedicated staff members. Lack o...
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The Food Trust | Learn About Food Access
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. Learn About Food Access. For more than 40 years,. Residents of North Philadelphia's East Germantown neighborhood had no place to buy healthy, affordable food. The nearest grocery store was a 20-minute bus ride away. The neighborhood corner stores were filled with unhealthy, and often expensive, options. Fast-food wrappers littered the streets. And residents' health suffered. Access to Heal...
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The Food Trust | In Schools
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. What We Do: In Schools. Teaching the importance of good nutrition and improving school food. Photo by Tyrone Turner. The Food Trust Solution. The Food Trust's team of nutrition educators. And farm to school specialists. Found that this comprehensive approach to school programming reduced the incidence of childhood obesity by 50 percent. Starting in 2001, The Food Trust, Temple University a...
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The Food Trust | In Community Centers
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At Night Market Philadelphia. Through Research and Evaluation. Sign Up for Our Newsletters. Learn About Food Access. What We Do: In Community Centers. Teaching adults and youth about making healthy eating decisions. Photo by Bruce Schimmel. Lack of access to healthy, affordable foods and a lack of information on choosing a healthy diet are major contributors to these diet-related diseases. The Food Trust Solution. Growing Healthy Communities: The Food Trust's Approach to Nutrition Education. Through a co...
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