News
Collective Roots Supports the First "Carrot Run" to East Palo Alto
Collective Roots was the brainchild (and legs) behind the first Carrot Run to East Palo Alto. Wolfram Alderson and Marshawn Garner teamed up to make the special event possible.
Digging In
Collective Roots inspires a new wave of organic gardeners...
by Veronica Sedekum, April 16, 2008, Palo Alto Weekly
Enlightening the sometimes mysterious process of where food comes from and how it gets to the plate, East Palo Alto Charter School is doing more than serve fresh vegetables at lunch.
An Oasis in a Food Desert
A community mobilizes to launch its own farmers' market
April 16, 2008 Palo Alto Weekly
East Palo Alto hasn't had a supermarket within its borders since the early 1970s, but it does have two McDonalds — just 1.5 miles apart. Other dots on the fast-food map are a nearby Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Express.
To buy fresh produce, residents have to travel outside the city's boundaries or depend on the limited selections on corner stores' shelves.
Healthy Kids Law: Washington Leads the Nation in Food Policy
Publication: Washington Environmental Council
Published: 03/27/2008
