‘Food on the Move’ Gets Communities Thinking about Healthy Food Access

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It’s no secret that the mobile food movement is sweeping the nation. Not only are food trucks rolling through cities offering a different kind of dining experiences, mobile farmers’ markets and grocery stores are increasingly working to bridge gaps in healthy food access. A group in Tulsa, Oklahoma is hoping to capitalize on this new mobile food scene, with the goal to bring healthy food to those who need it.

The Food On The Move mobile food initiative, is a collaboration of food and health experts and community partners to mobilize good quality food into hard to reach economically challenged areas, helping combat hunger in Tulsa and Oklahoma in a new way.

Recently, Food On The Move held their first even at Tulsa Community College. At the event, food trucks lined the lawn as well as mobile food markets like the one from the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.

Folks who attended were encouraged to pay what they could—ranging from the suggested donation of $6 to a little more for some and a little less for others. Donation or not—everybody ate.

“The goal is to bring food to people who might be struggling while bringing together those who can and can’t pay,” said Eileen Bradshaw, executive director of the food bank, an article in Tulsa World.

The plan is to hold similar events in other underserved areas across Tulsa to raise awareness of unequal food access and make communities aware of the resources available to them.