This planning project will engage natural allies from different sectors (neighborhood food businesses, food producers and distribution hubs, community clinics, and faith communities) to come together,…

This planning project will engage natural allies from different sectors (neighborhood food businesses, food producers and distribution hubs, community clinics, and faith communities) to come together, and guided by residents' input, create a multi-pronged plan to increase healthy food access and availability in greater southeastern SAN diego. Cross-sector collaboration and planning is important in understanding ways to best support urban agriculture as a means to increase access to healthy foods in low-income communities of color.through a series of planning meetings and outreach activities, the project aims to increase access to healthy, locally-sourced foods through the development of innovative and culturally appropriate marketing materials, increased resident and cross-sector engagement, and new referral pathways for a mobile farmers market that will be launched at five community sites. New collaborations between local food-based businesses and local growers and distributors will increase the area's nutritious food offerings. To increase community food sovereignty, a new 12,000 square foot community food hub will be planned to promote urban agriculture and further support the growth and distribution of healthy, locally-grown food. Evaluation activities will prepare project new village to collect data through the development of forms, questionnaires, and surveys, and then to share IT widely with the community, funders, and organizations undertaking similar projects, through a written report and presentation