Miami Valley Hospital recently celebrated the grand opening of a Homefull produce stand, which sells fresh fruits and vegetables in the hospital main lobby. The stand is open 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each Friday in the Old Main Lobby/Employee Entrance.
“Premier Health continues to look for opportunities to combat food insecurity by providing access to healthy food. One new way is partnering with the non-profit organization Homefull, which will bring a fresh fruits and vegetables stand to the MVH hospital main campus for employees and visitors,” Premier Health said in a statement.
Homefull also just opened a fresh produce stand in the lobby of Grandview Medical Center, which is part of Kettering Health Network. The stand will be open at Grandview each Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Homefull farm stand will sell produce from Homefull’s urban farms and other local growers.
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The farm stand accepts many types of payments, including cash, credit/debit, FVRx Vouchers, SNAP-EBT and Produce Perks.
Tina Patterson, Homefull CEO, said in an announcement about the Grandview stand that Homefull’s farm stands “also help provide training and jobs to our persons served. Purchases will support our programs, ultimately addressing our goals of increasing and improving housing, food and jobs.”
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