Database research record2015·United States
Heartside’s Glean Ride: Bringing Fresh Food and Ideas to the Heart of Grand Rapids
Selina Dorking, Paige Eisen, Joseph J. Godfrey, Regina López, Steven A. Smith
ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University)
Urban Farm DB summary
In the Heartside neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, the non-profit Heartside Gleaning Initiative (HGI) has been addressing food insecurity since 2014. During the winter semester of 2015, the "Food Fighters," a team of Grand Valley State University students, collaborated with HGI to tackle the challenges of food waste, food insecurity, and community sustainability. Their efforts resulted in the Heartside Glean Ride mobile food cart plan and a brochure for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes, designed to increase food distribution.