We are back in the community this month supporting healthy eating and living, especially for senior citizens. Not all neighborhoods have major supermarkets or access to fresh vegetables and fruits at a reasonable price. This fact is a major challenge for many seniors, whose quality of life and health is greatly depended on eating balanced meals. Gregory’s Fresh Market Place makes it possible for people to get the fresh fruits and vegetables they need right where they live. We bring the market to them!
So far this month we have held our farmers market at these locations in Phoenix.
Valley Christian Center
Matthew Henson Apartments
Broadway Terrace Apts
Matthew Henson Apartments
Lincoln Family YMCA
One of the facilities that we visited for the first time was Matthew Henson Apartments. The residents were very excited about our visit and our mission to enrich lives through healthy eating. They are looking forward to our next visit on April 5.
We continue to emphasize the significance of providing access to locally gown fresh fruits and vegetables in food desert communities were seniors live. If you would like to support our mission, consider sponsoring one or more seniors for the year. You can find details here . Also check out the rest of our events, scheduled for March.
To date, seniors have been provided with fresh fruits and vegetables for the holidays in 8 of our 30 locations. The seniors and the GFMP team are very appreciative for the support from our sponsors, Majerle’s Sports Grill and Southwest Gas, friends and supporters that helped make this program possible.
We meet many seniors during our farmer’s markets visits to senior communities that are blessed with the gift of longevity. They are healthy, beautiful and enjoy sharing their wisdom with others. Meet Ms. Jeweline Coleman. She is 90 years old and many of her fellow residents wanted to learn more about her as she celebrated her 90th year. This is a recent picture. We did a short question and answer interview. Listen to the audio below.
Gregory’s Fresh Market Place, we make it possible for people to get the fresh fruits and vegetables they need right where they live. We bring the market to them.
Audio Interview with Ms. Coleman [audio https://dianagregory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DG-Interview-Ms.Coleman2.mp3]
Gregory’s Fresh Market Place (#GFMP) launched “Nutrition for the Holidays” at Tanner Gardens Apartments.
Nutrition for the Holidays, sponsored by Southwest Gas, consisted of presentations by Debbie Polisky on nutrition, food demonstrations, games, healthy tips to follow during the holiday season, blood pressure testing provided by the Black Nurse’s Association and fresh fruit and vegetable sampling. The residents received a bag filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. We thank Garry Walters and Southwest Gas for providing the gift of nutrition to the seniors at Tanner Gardens Apartments. Bottled water was donated by Nestle Waters. We thank Allison Giles for enlightening everyone on the Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program and the assistance provided by Ledale Miles, Service Coordinator at TGA.
Recently our Gregory’s Fresh Market Place team had the chance to experience how the work that we do, impacts our “extended” community. At one of the “Independent Living” facilities we serve there was one proud 95 year old women, with obvious physical challenges, being aided by her son, who was also a senior to our Farmer’s Market.
We have always been conscious of the individuals we serve directly and are reminded with each one of our visits that we are not only bringing comfort and nourishment for residents, we are also delivering some peace of mind to their families.
Not all neighborhoods have major supermarkets or access to fresh vegetables and fruits at a reasonable price. This fact had become a major challenge for many seniors, whose quality of life and health is greatly depended on eating balanced meals.
Specifically, for all of us, eating well and healthy contributes to a better immune system, higher energy and emotionally, a more positive outlook on life. For many seniors their location makes it difficult for them to enjoy these benefits.
Our regular visits to senior communities eliminates the challenges of location and mobility that seniors may face by bringing our “Fresh Market” to the facilities where they live or the senior’s centers in their neighborhoods.
We believe that this is an important and positive service. If you would like to learn more, please contact us.
