Addressing food insecurity: Evanston Grows

Addressing food insecurity: Evanston Grows

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, grocery store shelves emptied almost overnight. Local food pantries saw an explosion in demand as fresh produce vanished, and food access soon became an even larger issue. Neighbors, volunteers and gardeners looked at the failing system and decided to build something completely new right in their own backyards, and this is how Evanston Grows was born. Addressing food insecurity: Evanston Grows is from Evanston Rou…