Good Food Box program gaining traction in Green Lake
A new program in Green Lake designed to help provide healthy food for those who are not able to afford fresh fruits and vegetables every month is picking up momentum.
The Good Food Box program is a non-profit community initiative between KidsFirst and Gaylynn Ray, the Community Outreach Education Worker at the Green Lake Health Centre. Everyone who signs up for the program will receive a box filled with fruits, vegetables and grains once a month for $25.
“Our first boxes we had grapes, apples, oranges, and a good sized amount… We had onions, carrots, corn and we put boxes of stuffing in there because it was Thanksgiving coming up. Just a few more little things here and there, we have four fruits and four vegetables and one grain,” Ray said.
The boxes will be similar from month to month but quantities can increase if they have a large number of people register for the month.