Eating nutritious foods doesn't have to be difficult. For nonprofits, it's all about planting the first seeds.
SAN ANTONIO — Local nonprofit Gardopia Gardens wants to encourage growing nutritious food on the city's east side while expanding access to resources to help people maintain a healthier lifestyle. thinking about.
But in a world surrounded by processed foods, it can be difficult for some people to make changes. His CEO and founder of the nonprofit organization, Stephen Lucke, says nutrition is key.
“I decided that the best nutritionists are actually farmers,” Lucke said.
His passion for sustainable living grew at the University of the Incarnate Word.
“That put me down the wormhole of learning how to grow my own food,” he said. “The East is considered a food desert, or even a food swamp. There are a lot of unhealthy options.”
At the Sunday Farmer's Market, small businesses and nonprofit organizations offer additional options to inspire a greener lifestyle.
Parker Domellechsteiner, assistant director of events for the Denver-based nonprofit Big Green, is on a mission to get every person in America to grow food.
“We believe that growing food changes lives,” Dommelechsteiner said. This is in response to the lack of easy access to fresh, healthy food in all parts of the United States. And that's the problem. ”
Dommelechsteiner says all you need to do is plant the seeds. Big Green's goal is for him to transform neighborhoods one city at a time.
Lucky advises starting small.
“Let's start with something easy,” Lucke said. “Let's grow some herbs. Let's grow rosemary. Let's grow basil. Let's grow thyme. Let's grow oregano. It's very simple.”
