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Food Landscape in East Palo Alto

The California Center for Public Health Advocacy has produced an analysis of the food landscape in San Mateo County. Click here to view this revealing document. East Palo Alto qualifies as a "food desert" when you look at the lack of food access in the city:

EPA Food Landscape

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Help Us Change the Food Landscape in East Palo Alto

Saree Mading, Board Member of Collective Roots and Administrator at East Palo Alto Charter School, has written an amazing letter about Collective Roots' initiative to develop the East Palo Alto Community Farmers’ Market. If you have a few minutes, please click here to view this inspiring letter.Saree Mading

We are hoping that once you have read Saree’s letter and reviewed the programs that were are featured on our website, you will be inspired to make a donation to Collective Roots.

Nearly 40% of our budget is contributed in-kind. This means that every dollar you give is matched with the generosity of others that stretches precious resources even further. We offer a variety of ways for donors to make a contribution. We can mail you a letter (the old-fashioned way) with a remit envelope, or you can simply click here to make a tax-deductible donation online. Our online donation form is easy to use and only takes a couple of minutes.

 




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