from Blue Asks You 2011
How would you feel about a community garden in your neighborhood?
Nourishing North Carolina
Research shows that when communities have access to fresh fruits and vegetables, they eat them — and they’re healthier for it, having lower rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet related diseases. Unfortunately, many North Carolinians have limited access to fresh produce in their community. And they may not have adequate transportation to get it somewhere else.
One way Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) can help reverse these unhealthy trends and increase access to healthy food is by creating more community gardens. That’s why BCBSNC is leading the Nourishing North Carolina initiative — to enhance or maintain at least one community garden in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
To help create the 100 community gardens — and sustain them well into the future — we’re partnering with the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association (NCRPA). The NCRPA is expanding an existing collaboration with local health departments, cooperative extension agencies and parks and recreation departments to initiate a comprehensive, statewide community gardens program.
To learn more about Nourishing North Carolina or the NCRPA, check out the links below:
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Growing vegetables and sharing them with friends and family has been done for years. I love the idea of a community spot where everyone helps with the work and shares the product. The experience of working in the dirt clears the mind, provides physical exercise, provides an excellent food source and makes one feel part of the group. Great idea for the kids to be involved -- an experience that will stay with them for future use. Work together and share the rewards!!!
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