Food Trap Project (FTP)

The F.T.P Bodega is a 100% free resource hub creating space for health & wellness within majority Black communities. We believe it’s a birthright to have access to whole foods, education and natural medicine. This concept is similar to the community fridge network in NY but we put an emphasis on plant-based resources and supporting a local BIPOC ecosystem.

Systemic Oppression.

The USDA defines food insecurity as a lack of access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life. This can be a temporary situation for a family or can last a long time. Food insecurity is one way we measure how many people can’t afford food.

It is estimated that 10% of American families struggle with food insecurity and 32% of families that live below the ‘poverty’ line.

The Black community consistently faces hunger at higher rates than whites due to racism within social, economic and environmental aspects.

Liberation for all.

Food Justice is a movement that works towards food access by examining the structural roots of the food system which causes these disparities.

Food Justice addresses questions of land ownership, agricultural practices, distribution of technology & resources and the historical injustices communities of color have faced.

This work is closely intertwined with racial, economic and environmental justice as well. Demanding that resources and land be given back to the Indigenous people.

Why not?

North Minneapolis is a classified food dessert. Amongst the 67,000 people residing in this area, there are only 2 supermarkets. North Minneapolis has the highest concentration of low income households and the highest rates of diet-related deaths among Twin Cities neighborhoods.

This community has had a major African American presence since the early 1900s due to restrictive covenants written into real estate deeds.

North Minneapolis has an abundance of cheap and convenient food sellers offering items loaded with empty calories while simultaneously being scarce of fresh nutritious foods.

The results are a neighborhood that’s less of a ‘food desert’ lacking any choices and more of a ‘food swamp’ with plenty of unhealthy food options.