Veggie Rx Produce Prescription Program Promotes Wellness

University of Minnesota Extension posted a feature on Veggie Rx, a produce prescription program serving two Minnesota counties that helps eliminate barriers of cost and transportation to increase fresh fruit and vegetable consumption by low-income healthcare patients. The program is funded by USDA’s Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program. Veggie Rx prioritizes limited-income patients with diet-related health conditions. Patients are able to pick up boxes of produce grown by farmers at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Farm at the Arb. The program also offers cooking demonstrations at the pickup sites, to help the recipients make use of their produce. This particular program is serving more than 100 patient families.