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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Producemobile is a program started by the Greater Chicago Food Depository that offers fresh, free produce to residents in areas identified as high-need. The Producemobile brings free fruits and vegetables to Evanston every second Tuesday of the month.

Producemobile wraps up first year combatting Evanston hunger

January 14, 2014

People lined up for beans, bananas and even baked goods Tuesday morning when the Producemobile came to the Robert Crown Community Center. More than a year ago, a partnership between the Greater Chicago...

A customer peruses the shelves of Whole Foods Market in Evanston. The grocery store is one of several businesses in Evanston that accepts food stamps.

Enrollment in SNAP increases locally, nationwide over the past five years

April 15, 2013

Cook County’s participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, has increased significantly in the last five years, mirroring a larger increase nationwide. SNAP...

Producemobile to provide free, fresh produce to Evanston once a month

November 26, 2012

Starting in December, the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Producemobile will distribute free fruit and vegetables to Evanston residents once a month. The Producemobile is a decade-old initiative...

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