

HOMEMADE HOPE & URBAN HARVEST
PARTNER TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY IN HOUSTON

MOBILE FARMERS MARKET INCREASES FOOD ACCESS
The food insecurity rate in Houston is 16.3% (Houstontx.gov), exceeding the national average of 10.5% (USDA.gov).
Homemade Hope is excited to continue its partnership with Urban Harvest! As part of our partnership with Urban Harvest’s Mobile Farmers Market, Homemade Hope provided nutrition and culinary education services in both English and Spanish.
This program creates access to healthy foods in areas with low access to food choices. We are encouraged by the positive feedback from program participants who returned weekly and showed us the ways in which they utilized the produce offerings from the market, sharing photos of their home-cooked meals.
For those residing in food insecure areas, there is often a lack of both access to fresh foods and the life skills necessary to prepare a healthy meal. In partnership with Urban Harvest, our collaboration addresses both needs, creating a more impactful program for those we serve.

At this Mobile Farmers Market, mushrooms are the featured food. Market attendees watch and learn how to prepare Mushroom Tacos.


At this Mobile Farmers Market, mushrooms are the featured food. Market attendees watch and learn how to prepare Mushroom Tacos.
At Trinity United Methodist Church in the Third Ward, Kale is the featured food. An instructor demonstrates how to prepare Kale Pesto.
