The Somerville Mobile Farmers’ Market

Erica Satin-HernandezShape Up Somerville, City of Somerville HHS

Somerville, Massachusetts

• Most densely-populated city in New England• 1/4 foreign-born, 2/3 not yet citizens• 14.7% poverty rate

Race DoE ‘16-’17 2015 ACS

White 36.5% 69.6%

Latino 43.0% 9.8%

Black 9.9% 6.8%

Asian 7.4% 10.1%

Multiracial 3.2% 2.7%

Median Income 2015 ACS

White $76,865

Latino $57,003

Black $35,448

All Family Types $79,263

Female-Headed $41,239

Somerville Mobile Farmers’ Market

• 2008: Loss of affordable, accessible grocery• 2011: Market pilot at Mystic Housing• 2012 – 2014: Market expansion• 2015: Shift to aggregation model

Aggregation ModelOakdale Farms

Fitting into a Food Access Vision

• What are the community’s self-identified food access vision, barriers, and solutions?

• Who can help operationalize those solutions?• How will data be collected to capture

changing community needs and ensure continued successful service?

• How will the above data be operationalized?

Thank you!

Erica Satin-Hernandezeshernandez@somervillema.gov

617-625-6600 x4321

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