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Abandoned Nursery In East Bay To Be Transformed Into Fresh Food Multiplex
"And this was slated to become another gas station and car wash which is about the last thing this community needs," Sam Lustig said.
September 9, 2024
EL SOBRANTE -- There is a growing push to get healthy foods into lower income communities and it's changing people's views about how and where their food is grown. Now, an agricultural non-profit in Oakland is concentrating its efforts on transforming one neighborhood in Contra Costa County.
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Like a lot of small towns, El Sobrante doesn't often get a lot of new things. In fact, the town's Spanish name actually translates to "the leftovers." So, it seemed like the perfect place for a group called Planting Justice to create a new weekly farmers market.
"It was an agricultural community for a long, long, long time. So, having this come back ... there is this sort of welcome, familiar feel," said Planting Justice market manager, Sam Lustig.
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