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Capital District's Veggie Mobile up for international recognition
May 20, 2009 - 3:34 PM
 It
calls itself a produce market on wheels -- and now The Veggie Mobile
is working to win votes in an international contest recognizing
groups and movements that are helping people make better decisions
for their own health and the health of others.
The Veggie
Mobile by the Capital District Community Gardens was launched in
2007 and makes regularly scheduled stops at inner-city locations in
Albany, Schenectady and Troy from Tuesday through Saturday each
week.
The truck
-- which runs on environmentally friendly bio-diesel fuel and powers
its cooling units with solar panels atop the truck's cargo box --
converts into a small shop offering a variety of fruits and
vegetables at wholesale prices.
The Veggie
Mobile is now one of ten finalists in magazine Changemakers'
"Designing for Better Health" competition. The $5,000 award given to
the three winners would come as a welcome infusion of support for
The Veggie Mobile, according to CDCG executive director Amy Klein,
but the organization is especially excited about worldwide exposure
and recognition.
To vote
for The Veggie Mobile by May 28th, visit http://www.changemakers.net/designingforbetterhealth.
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