INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsett stopped by the "Soul Food Project" on Thursday as part of the city's effort to put a spotlight on urban farms.
Founded in 2017, Soul Food Project is a nonprofit urban farm in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood working to empower local youth and bring fresh produce to grocery stores in primarily low-access neighborhoods
"When I started Soul Food Project in 2017, I just wanted to grow food for my neighborhood," said Danielle Guerin, executive director at for the nonprofit. "I grew up over here. I was aware of the challenges that my family faced being in a food desert and knowing that having good quality food helps with so many different things. There's a lot of health issues that come up from not having food and a lot of things like poverty and things of that nature. So I really wanted to have an impact in whatever way I could."
Hogsett joined leadership from the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety for a tour of the farm, which receives support through a grant from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.