East Point Fresh Oasis fights to deliver fresh produce to hundreds of families amid challenges

City of East Point Urban Agriculture Manager Tenisio Seanima poses with steel tubs teeming with collard greens and scallions in an expanding community garden at the Arts Xchange on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. (Lily Oppenheimer/WABE)

“Whoever controls your food, controls you.”

The city of East Point’s Urban Agriculture Manager Tenisio Seanima decided to do something about the challenge of finding fresh, affordable and healthy food in local supermarkets during the pandemic.

“Look at what took place,” Seanima said. “We’re in this day and time where the convenience of stores has kind of taken over. But in one fell swoop, believe me, that system can be erased.”