SocEnt

IMSA Gardens

Advisor(s)

Juan Chiu

Advisor(s)

Gloria Wang

Document Type

Presentation

Type

Social Entrepreneurship (SocEnt)

UN Sustainable Development Goal

UNSDG #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Start Date

28-4-2021 10:35 AM

End Date

28-4-2021 10:55 AM

Abstract

To combat the rise of food deserts and create more sustainable and healthy communities, IMSA Gardens (founded by Solange Simpson, Mridhul Valappil, and Elijah Nagel) is providing less fortunate communities access to healthy and affordable foods. Thousands of communities all across the country can benefit from IMSA Gardens’ unique and affordable meal plans that are grown natural with homemade fertilizer in environmentally friendly gardens. IMSA Gardens has the well-being of the less fortunate communities everywhere at heart, which is why they choose to place a vast majority of the profits back into the cause of creating more healthy and sustainable communities by expanding and innovating upon the gardens to reach more people.These monthly meal subscription boxes will have a major impact upon those that live within food deserts, providing them with a more sustainable lifestyle that has a positive impact upon both their health and wallet. IMSA Gardens strives to eventually inspire sustainable communities and cities all across the country by providing their service to as many as possible, through its driving purpose, which is “In order to build sustainable communities that can thrive, we must provide an alternative service that communities may use to better sustain themselves through the use of community gardens.

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IMSA Gardens

To combat the rise of food deserts and create more sustainable and healthy communities, IMSA Gardens (founded by Solange Simpson, Mridhul Valappil, and Elijah Nagel) is providing less fortunate communities access to healthy and affordable foods. Thousands of communities all across the country can benefit from IMSA Gardens’ unique and affordable meal plans that are grown natural with homemade fertilizer in environmentally friendly gardens. IMSA Gardens has the well-being of the less fortunate communities everywhere at heart, which is why they choose to place a vast majority of the profits back into the cause of creating more healthy and sustainable communities by expanding and innovating upon the gardens to reach more people.These monthly meal subscription boxes will have a major impact upon those that live within food deserts, providing them with a more sustainable lifestyle that has a positive impact upon both their health and wallet. IMSA Gardens strives to eventually inspire sustainable communities and cities all across the country by providing their service to as many as possible, through its driving purpose, which is “In order to build sustainable communities that can thrive, we must provide an alternative service that communities may use to better sustain themselves through the use of community gardens.