Milwaukee, WI
Pop-up farmer’s markets bring fresh food to Milwaukee’s food deserts
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Tuesday, Aug. 9 marked the return of the pop-up farmer’s market on Milwaukee’s north facet.
They’re taking place every Tuesday this month at totally different areas.
Tuesday’s pop-up market passed off at Ascension Household Well being Heart.
They’re free to attend and embody quite a lot of native distributors and recent meals.
Organizers say this market is a technique to convey wholesome meals to areas they name meals deserts.
“We will hand them a handout for issues closest to their home…what it’s important to consider too is that some individuals do not have a technique to get to the meals, so we now have to go a step additional and a number of the docs labored laborious on that,” stated Jenny Ovide, Ascension Household Well being Heart nurse.
Farmer’s markets on Aug. 16 and Aug. 23 will happen on the Century Metropolis Enterprise Park close to Hopkins and thirty first.
The market on Aug. 30 will happen at MMSD West Basin — 4350 N. thirty fifth Avenue.