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Food News Sow Much Good urban farm opens this Saturday
Posted By Keia Mastrianni on Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:48 AM
The generous, infectious and evergreen thumb of Robin Emmons, founder of Sow Much Good, continues to grow good things in Charlotte with the grand opening of a brand-new urban farm on Sunset Road this Saturday, Aug. 10. The nonprofit organization, which grows healthy, pesticide-free produce for low-income populations, broke ground on SMG's third and largest plot of land to date earlier this year and hopes to further its mission by bringing more food to folks living in urban food deserts.
According to a 2010 Community Food Assessment conducted the Mecklenburg County Health Department, nearly 73,000 people in Mecklenburg County live in food deserts, areas with limited access to fresh, healthy foods. The Sunset Road Urban Farm intends to use the space not only for charitable growing, but for educational purposes and a community center where, as Emmons says, the "haves" and the "have nots" can come together for the common good.
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The Urban Farm Stand & Market, located at 3400 Sunset Road, will open at 8 a.m. to the public this Saturday with a variety of produce and local honey for sale. Chef Brent Garrison will be on site with cooking demonstrations at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to show people how to cook with local and seasonal ingredients. The event will last until 3 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, visit Sow Much Good on Facebook.
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