food deserts

On Monday night, Council voted 9-to-zero to pass a resolution calling for the city to work on developing fresh food options in parts of town where they’re scarce or absent.

Anyone can volunteer with Springfield Community Gardens, no matter your experience with gardening. The idea is to expand access to fresh food — across the whole community.

Neighbors from the surrounding Grant Beach neighborhood begin congregating inside the warm and festively decorated annex of the Fairbanks for a weekly…