Fresh, locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables raised by Cleveland urban teen farmers known as the Garden Boyz will be available for purchase bi-weekly at the Solon Medical Campus of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center.

Garden Boyz is an urban teen farmers program of Building Healthy Communities, which is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System. The young farmers grow pesticide-free produce in Cleveland using organic methods for farmers markets, including those held at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, the Cuyahoga County administration building and Western Reserve Area on Aging senior programs. 

Throughout early to mid-summer, the Garden Boys will bring a variety of lettuces, onions, radishes, summer squash, greens and fresh herbs to market.   

Beginning June 29 and recurring every other Wednesday throughout the summer, the Garden Boyz Fresh Markets will be open 3 to 5 p.m. in Solon.

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Celebration of Wellness is a daylong adventure in interactive learning & fun designed to assist Central neighborhood families in gaining necessary tools for healthy living.  The health fair activities focus primarily on cancer detection and prevention.  Events include a one-mile walk run, outdoor family games, and healthy snacks.  Volunteers come from the surrounding neighborhood, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, and The Sisters of Charity Health System.

The event is sponsored by Arbor Park Village, City of Cleveland Division of Water, Cleveland State University College of Urban Affairs, Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Sisters of Charity Health System, and Tri C Metro Campus.

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We were a sponsor of Sen. Sherrod Brown's State of Health Care Reform address at The City Club of Cleveland on May 21. Here are some photos from the event.

Pictured left to right are Jeff Jeney, president and CEO of St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland; Tom Cecconi, president and CEO of Mery Medical Center in Canton; and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.

Sharon Glaspie, of Building Healthy Communities in Cleveland, and Ellen Ospelt, director of the Center for Vascular Health at St. Vincent Charity Hospital.

Teleange Thomas, health program officer for the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland, and Sister Marian Durkin, CSA, board member of the Foundation.

Tom Cecconi, president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center in Canton, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown chat before Brown's address on the state of health care reform.