{"id":5084354,"date":"2019-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/latino-urban-farmer-provides-fresh-ethnic-produce-in-community-at-risk-of-food-insecurity\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T04:00:00","slug":"latino-urban-farmer-provides-fresh-ethnic-produce-in-community-at-risk-of-food-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2019\/10\/04\/latino-urban-farmer-provides-fresh-ethnic-produce-in-community-at-risk-of-food-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino Urban Farmer Provides Fresh, Ethnic Produce In Community At Risk Of Food Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re one of the many Hartford area residents who frequent the Farmers\u2019 Market during the summer on the green, next to the Firebox Restaurant on Broad Street; it\u2019s likely you\u2019ve come across some of the delicious healthy vegetables grown by Pablo Liriano.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liriano, an 84-year old retired police officer from the Dominican Republic is one of the many urban farmers providing locally-grown food through a program sponsored by Forge City Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hartford is home to several Fortune 500 companies, and yet 35% of the city\u2019s 125,000 residents live below the poverty line, according to Forge City Works. Connecticut\u2019s capital is also ranked the worst of the state\u2019s 169 towns in population at risk of food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SUGGESTION<\/strong>: Food insecurity linked to a higher rate of insulin resistance, especially among Latinos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxhartford.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knox, Inc.<\/a>, a local non-profit improves the lives of Hartford residents through horticulture by providing gardening space to 500 farmers harvesting fresh and often ethnic produce, like callaloo, Mexican gherkins, and Hungarian peppers.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pablo Liriano: Urban Farmer \ud83c\udf46\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPqS7KrrUfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pablo Liriano, Urban Farmer <br \/>Video by Claudia Hilario, CTLN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several of Hartford\u2019s farmers markets accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in order to increase access to healthy, locally-grown food. Many also participate in the Double Value Coupon Program (DVCP), providing customers with double the value of SNAP benefits they spend on produce.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forgecityworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SUMMER_MARKET_VENDOR_APPLICATION_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer 2020 Vendor Application<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact Jocelyn at 860-548-9877 ext. 404 to become a vendor or learn more about the Farmers\u2019 Market or send an e-mail to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:jocelyn@forgecityworks.org\" target=\"_blank\">jocelyn@forgecityworks.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re one of the many Hartford area residents who frequent the Farmers\u2019 Market during the summer on the green, 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