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Improving health and wellness in our communities!
GOOD FOOD HUB
The Village – A Community Food Hub in SESD
The Village will be a two-story, mixed use facility dedicated to creating a vibrant, healthy space to connect community members with fresh, local foods and useful wellness practices. It will consist of a local fresh food market place, healthy prepared food vendors, a commercial kitchen for culinary classes, a community gathering space, and of course will still retain the beloved community garden space. The upstairs will be used as a headquarters office space for Project New Village, as well as office space for a mission-aligned business tenant.
The Village is a model of community empowerment and self-determination, focused on wealth building, local food security, and reinvestment in communities of color. Project New Village’s Good Food District is building on the rich agricultural history of Southeastern San Diego by using food and agriculture to revitalize communities and create economic opportunity. By shifting the dynamics of race, poverty, and food insecurity and engaging residents to shape their own food environment, The Village will be a beacon of hope in Mount Hope and all of Southeastern San Diego.
THE VILLAGE
Features
01 Community Market
Featuring fresh local produce and healthy prepackaged food items from local growers and businesses.
02 Commercial Kitchen
A large commercial kitchen for food vendors as well as community members – ideal for culinary and health education classes.
03 Food Vendor Stalls
Six food vendor stalls will surround the community market for local food vendors preparing healthy meals from diverse cultures.
04 Covered Dining Patio
Large outdoor space for community dining and gathering.
05 Community Garden
Garden space where community members can grow and harvest food.
06 2nd Floor Tenant
Ideal office space for a mission-aligned business.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
The Importance of this Project
This spotlight piece, created by The Greenlining Institute as part of their Greenlining The Block initiative, showcases the importance of building The Village in the Mt. Hope neighborhood of Southeastern San Diego.
SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO
Regional Impacts
The Village is a model of community empowerment and self-determination, focused on wealth building, local food security, and reinvestment in communities of color. Project New Village’s Good Food District is building on the rich agricultural history of Southeastern San Diego by using food and agriculture to revitalize communities and create economic opportunity. By shifting the dynamics of race, poverty, and food insecurity and engaging residents to shape their own food environment, The Village will be a beacon of hope in Mount Hope and all of Southeastern San Diego.
Public Market, community kitchen, and urban gardens will help to foster sovereignty within the community.
Using a fair, equity-based model for selling only locally sourced, ethically grown produce and foods.
On site urban gardens, teaching spaces,and opportunities to facilitate healthy behavior modification with cultural wellness practitioners.
Less travel outside of Southeastern San Diego for services will create mechanisms to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Public Market and lease space for local businesses will create wealth building within Southeastern San Diego.
