{"id":325,"date":"2018-01-12T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/?p=325"},"modified":"2017-11-10T05:43:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T05:43:56","slug":"gardens-in-impoverished-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/2018\/01\/12\/gardens-in-impoverished-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardens in Impoverished Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s crazy to think of getting all the essentials for living like groceries and toiletries from a local gas station, but when the local Kroger pulls out of the area, the gas station is all that\u2019s left. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the situation for many people in parts of Terre Haute. The freshest fruits and veggies come from Circle K. Gas station produce is the reason Ryves Up! is making such a difference. By teaching children how to garden, they can bring those skills back to their families and eat healthier.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Community gardens are a great way to get people involved and making healthier food choices. They are extremely beneficial in big cities where large green patches to freely cultivate a personal garden do not exist. A study<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>completed in New York City in 2008 found that many residents lack a sufficient amount of fresh food stores in their neighborhood area. Many people in NYC can\u2019t afford enough food for each meal in the day, so they spend what they do have on unhealthy options because it\u2019s the cheapest<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gardens like the one Ryves Up!, if placed near other low-income and at-risk areas across the country, can grow fresh food for those who are in need and can\u2019t get out to garden. There are programs<\/a> all over like \u201cPlant a Row for the Hungry\u201d that grow fresh produce and donate it to food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Please consider donating to Ryves Up! to help them further their reach to those in need in the Terre Haute area!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s crazy to think of getting all the essentials for living like groceries and toiletries from a local gas station, but when the local Kroger pulls out of the area, the gas station is all that\u2019s left.   This is the situation for many people in parts of Terre Haute. The freshest fruits and veggies … Continue reading Gardens in Impoverished Areas<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16754,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[77,122,125,119],"class_list":["post-325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poverty","tag-food","tag-gardens","tag-healthy","tag-impoverished-areas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16754"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions\/328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ryvesup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}