SOME AREAS OF OUR CITY.. HAS CREATED FOOD DESERTS - MAKING ACCESS TO FOOD CHALLENGING.. FOR SOME PEOPLE. BUT I MET THREE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS.. WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER.. TO PROVIDE HEALTHY OPTIONS. :07 :47 1:09 1:27 1:52 SIP AND SHARE ARTISINAL WINES ARE VEGAN... ..AND PART OF CENTRAL INDIANA'S GROWING CULINARY SCENE.. WITH ENTREPRENEURS TAKING A CHANCE.. ON MANUFACTURING THEIR HEALTHIER FOOD PRODUCTS.. AND HOPING CONSUMERS WILL BUY IN. IT'S MORE THAN JUST A TREND.. IT'S A LIFESTYLE.. AND THE INTENTIONAL DESIRE.. BY NICOLE TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE. NOT ONLY IS SHE A RETAILER.. SHE'S ALSO A STEADY CUSTOMER.. OF MRS. MURRAY'S NATURALS.. ...THAT'S FLOODING THE HEALTHY MARKETPLACE.. WITH PLANT-BASED FOOD. THEIR ITEMS ARE VEGAN.. LIKE THE CHOCOLATE CAKE. THEY HAVE ALMOST A DOZEN VARIETY OF POT PIES.. ..FROM PIZZA.. TO SHICK'N -- THAT'S NO CHICKEN! THEY WANT TO FILL IN THE GAP FOR FOOD DESERTS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORES AND HEALTHY FOOD. FROM FAIRS TO FARMERS MARKETS, THEY ALSO SELL THEIR ITEMS IN THIS BEET BOX VENDING MACHINE. THE BEET BOX IS AVAILABLE 24-7.. INSIDE THE ENTRANCE OF THE HEALTHY FOOD CAFE.. ON THE CITY'S SOUTHSIDE. OWNER ERICA BRYANT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA. IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR... 00744D.MXF @ 12:20:48-51 KEZIAH BOWENS/ERICA'S DAUGHTER "I GET TO MAKE THE VEGAN BROWNIES." ..HANDING DOWN THE LEGACY OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. WHILE THEY HELP TO MEET THE NUTRIONAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.. AND REDUCE ILLNESS.. ...THESE THREE LOCAL BUSINESSES.. ..SAY THEIR PARTNERSHIPS.. ARE PAYING OFF! WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THREE BUSINESSES ON OUR WEBSITE.. AT W-T-H-R DOT COM. NOTICEABLY MORE HUMID AIR IN CENTRAL
