THE BIG GREEN TRUCK
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The BIG Green Truck (TBGT) aims to provide fresh produce to underserved communities in Fulton County, Georgia by traveling throughout the county as a mobile market. TBGT will target dense and low access areas to sell boxes of fruits and vegetables from local farmers, while also educating communities on healthy living. Operating like an ice cream truck, TBGT will visit neighborhoods, apartment complexes, and parks on a scheduled basis to bring a pop-up produce market directly to communities and increase access to natural foods.
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THE BIG GREEN TRUCK
- 1. Connecting Local Farmers to Underserved Communities.
- 2. The Plan To provide fresh produce to communities in need. To bring fresh produce from farmers and teach people what it means to LOVE the earth and their body. To act as an activist for healthy living. The BIG Green Truck is here to provide access to natural foods to both underserved communities and communities that simply enjoy fresh produce.
- 3. How it works... TBGT will travel throughout Fulton County. Areas with a dense population and areas that have low access to fresh food markets will be our main targets of business. Between the traffic and the lack of transportation, there are many people in Fulton County that have a hard time purchasing natural foods.
- 4. How it works... Think of an ice cream truck. It brings treats and ice cream to every corner of the the US. Imagine that, like the Ice Cream truck, you knew that TBGT would come to your neighborhood, apartment complex, community park, etc, and instead of ice cream, there were boxes of strawberries, blueberries, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, and any other kind of fresh produce for you to purchase. We accept all major forms of payment and EBT.
- 5. The Specifics... Licensed by the Department of Agriculture to be a rolling store throughout Fulton County, TBGT is able to reach any city street, park, lot, etc and provide a produce market pop up for a period of time. Throughout the growth of TBGT we will be training our communities to recognize our scheduled service and how it will enrich their lives not only through natural, healthy food purchases, but availability and access.