San Antonio nonprofit Gardopia Gardens inspiring greener lifetyle [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — Local nonprofit, Gardopia Gardens, is hoping to inspire the city’s east side to grow nutritious food while expanding access to resources to be able to maintain that healthier lifestyle.

But in a world surrounded by processed food, making a change can be difficult for some. CEO and founder of the nonprofit, Stephen Lucke says nutrition is key.

“I decided the best nutritionist would actually be a farmer,” Lucke said.

His passion for sustainable living grew at the University of the Incarnate Word. 

“That took me down the wormhole of learning to grow my own food,” he said. “The eastside is considered a food desert, also a food swamp. There’s a ton of unhealthy options.”

At Sunday’s farmer’s market, small businesses and nonprofits are providing those additional options to inspire a greener lifestyle.

Parker Domerechsteiner, assistant director of events for Big Green…