A transformation is underway for a run-down 3.5-acre section of East Baltimore where city leaders say there will soon be plentiful space for urban farming, commercial production kitchens, job-training facilities and a fresh food market.
City and federal leaders, reps from nonprofits and developers and community residents gathered Tuesday afternoon at 1801 East Oliver Street in Broadway East for the Baltimore Food Hub’s groundbreaking ceremony.
One in four Baltimoreans live in so-called food deserts – places where residents cannot access fresh, healthy foods – according to a study by Johns Hopkins University researchers published last June. Those behind the Food Hub say the market that will be built there can help make a dent in that problem.
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