Impact – Access to fruit and vegetables

Improving access to fresh fruit and vegetables

This report shares insights from a research pilot to assess an intervention aimed at overcoming physcial and economic access barriers to fresh fruit and vegetables within a community.

Learnings from this pilot project can inform recommendations for improving access to healthier food in less affluent communities. These insights will be of value to anyone considering how to improve the local food system so that communities can feel the benefit.

Report highlights

• Enablers and barriers to a fresh fruit and vegetable scheme
• Recommendations for implementing a similar scheme
• How community food researchers enhanced the intervention’s success
• Research highlights from an innovative and inclusive community project