Ward 8 Farmers Market

This slideshow is part of a multimedia project that details community initiatives in the Washington D.C. area to combat food deserts, or low income neighborhoods without access to healthy food, as part of graduate capstone class at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ward 8 Farmers Market is a community and local farmer based grassroots market formed as a response to inadequate healthy food choices in Southeast D.C. and as a self-empowerment tool. The goal of the market is to ensure members of the community eat fresher, more natural and nutritious foods, and adopt healthier lifestyles for their long-term benefit as well as their children, families, and society. Organizers John Gloster and Virginia Major discuss how the market got started and its community impact. Click here to view a map of the market’s two locations.