This program aims to support the health and well-being of Mercy associates, patients and the greater community through connection to fresh, healthful, locally-grown produce. The partners will start the inaugural year with Employee Produce Share, a program that provides weekly community supported agriculture boxes to 100 Mercy employees with sliding-scale pricing.
Beginning this summer, the Roots of Health Employee Produce Share will connect Mercy associates with a week’s worth of sustainably-grown local produce each week during the growing season.
In the future, the partners plan to expand with programs that directly affect community members and patients, such as a regional produce prescription program.
For more information, visit www.goodfoodcollective.org.