Truck farming

I've had this idea bouncing around in my head about what to do about the fact that many poorer people in urban areas like Detroit don't have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Detroit's not a city like New York, where there are gorgeous bodegas on every corner with flowers and fruit stacked up outside luring customers in.

So I was thinking, what if you could do something like a lunch truck that drove around to different neighborhoods, bringing these things to people? So instead of frying up an unhealthy lunch, you could serve up street food with a healthy twist, and sell whole veggies/fruits on the side. Also would be great if the place was set up to take food stamps ...

Anyway, the idea is still just an idea, but there's some folks out in Brooklyn who are also onto the idea of the mobile veggies. They filled up an old Dodge (sorry, Ford truck fans) and loaded it up with waterproofing material, lightweight synthetic soil, and real soil. Check out this cool video here: (You can also see their website here. Apologies in advance for the bad folksy music.)