San Leandro's Dig Deep Farms providing jobs, access to healthy food to low-income Alameda County families
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- During the 2020 pandemic winter, Dig Deep Farms in San Leandro is providing healthy food and jobs to people living in the community. In 2010, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office in conjunction the Deputy Sheriff's Activities League created Dig Deep farms and operates as a social enterprise. It began as two small farms and has expanded to three farms and a food hub in San Leandro. Dig Deep Farms grows a variety of vegetables using a regenerative farming method. The farm works closely with local health clinics, who prescribes vegetables as medicine and provides bag...
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