>> YEAH, LET'S TAKE A LOOK. SNEECH STORIES -- SEVEN STORIES
ABOVE THE BUSTLING STREETS OF
DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS, SITS A
FARM WITH A VIEW LIKE NO OTHER.
>> EVERYTHING WE DO IN
HEALTHCARE, THE ENTIRE
BIOMEDICAL MODEL APPLIED TO
TREATING DEAPS CONTRIBUTES ONLY
10% -- WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE
OTHER 90%, AND IT TURNS OUT THE
BIGGEST CHUNK, 50%, IS IN
PERSONAL CHOICES AND LIFESTYLE.
IT'S NUTRITION.
IT'S NUTRITION. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. SOCIAL HE CAN CONNECTIONS.
THE MOST FOUNDATIONAL PART IS
NUTRITION.
NUTRITION. >> THE MISSION OF NUTRITIONAL
WELLNESS STARTED AT THE HOSPITAL
FIVE YEARS AGO WITH SIX BY
SIX-FOOT GROWING PLOTS.
WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW
HEALTH CAMPUS, THE HOSPITAL
UNVEILED A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT
ROOFTOP GARDEN, ONE OF THE FIRST
OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION.
>> WE ARE GROWING FRESH PRODUCE
THAT WE PICK, RINSE OFF AND
SERVE THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL.
SO THAT REQUIRES A LITTLE MORE
INTENSE, APPROACH AND WE NOW
HAVE A SKY FARMER.
>> DESPITE UNIQUE CHALLENGES
SUCH AS WIND AND HEAT FROM THE
CONCRETE BELOW ITS FIRST SEASON
THE FARM GENERATED OVER 2,000
POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE FOR USE
ON THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS BUT AS
RACHEL DISCOVERED THE FARM
PROVIDES MUCH MORE THAN HEALTHY
NUTRIENTS.
NUTRIENTS. >> I EXPECTED ALL MY EXPERIENCES
TO BE RELATED TO FOOD, BUT ONE
OF THE BIGGEST IMPACTS THAT I
FEEL LIKE THIS HAS HAD HAS BEEN
WITH THE PATIENTS THAT AREN'T
NECESSARILY HERE TO LEARN ABOUT
THE FOOD BUT HERE TO KIND OF GET
AWAY FROM WHATEVER THEY'RE HERE
FOR AT THE HOSPITAL.
IT'S MORE ABOUT THE SPACE AND
PROVIDING A VERY CALM FEELING
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. THE IDEA THAT THINGS CHANGE AND
THINGS COME ANEW, I THINK THAT'S
WHY PEOPLE RELATE SO WELL TO THE
GROUND.
GROUND. GROWING THINGS.
GROWING THINGS. THAT LIFE CYCLE.
>> THE FARM INCLUDES SPECIALLY
DESIGNED RAISED BEDS FOR
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND VISITORS,
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND VISITORS, ENCOURAGING ALL WHO ATTEND TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE FARM'S DAILY
ACTIVITIES.
ACTIVITIES. >> IN ADDITION TO THE FOOD THAT
WE GROW, THE SKY FARM GIVE US
THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A PEACEABLE
MOMENT WHERE SOMEONE WHO HAS
SURVIVED A HEART ATTACK, STROKE,
PNEUMONIA, THAT IS RECOVERING IN
THE HOSPITAL, MAY BE THINKING
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY WERE
BEFORE THEY LANDED IN THE
HOSPITAL AND THEY MIGHT BE ONCE
THEY GO HOME, BUT THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SCENE
WHERE THEY IMMERSE THEIR FAMILY
AND LOVED ONES, COME OUT, FEEL
THE WARMTH OF THE SUN, FEEL THE
BREEZE, PUT THEIR HANDS IN THE
SOIL, PICK A TOMATO, A
STRAWBERRY, AND THEY REMIND US
TO -- [INAUDIBLE] EVERYTHING WE
DO AND THE BENEFITS OF REAL
FOOD.
FOOD. >> I LOVE THAT MOMENT WHEN WHAT
THEY NORM WILL HE SEE IN A
GROCERY STORE IS NOT WHAT THEY
SEE OUT HERE.
THE MOMENT WHERE SOMEBODY
REALIZES THAT THAT'S WHAT A
CARROT LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT'S IN
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. THAT'S SO UNUSUAL.
I ONLY KNOW BABY CARROTS.
I DID NOT KNOW THEY'RE NOT
SHAVED OUT.
SHAVED OUT. PEOPLE CAN BE AFRAID TO TRY NEW
THINGS IF THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THEM.
THEM. I KNOW I AM.
SO IF I CAN EXPLAIN WHAT A
GORABI IS AND HOW YOU MIGHT USE
IT, THERE IS A CHANCE --
[INAUDIBLE] IT MAKES A BIG
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. >> IN ADDITION TO THE SKY FARM,
THEY EMPLOYEES HOLD VARIOUS
NUTRITION CLINICS PROVIDING
FRESH PRODUCE FROM THE FARM TO
PARTICIPANTS AND LEADING THEM
THROUGH RECIPES AND COOKING
TECHNIQUES MEANT TO INSPIRE
DIETARY CHANGES AT HOME.
FOR DR. HARRIS, SHE IS HOPING IT
CAN CHANGE THE COMMUNITY ONE
KITCHEN AT A TIME.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE COME
AND ENGAGE WITH THE SPACE
BECAUSE WE SEE IT CAN HELP
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IF WE CAN DO
THIS ON TOP OF A SEVEN-STORY
BUILDING WE CAN DO IT IN OUR
BACKYARDS ON, ON THE EMPTY LOT N
THE STREET.
THE STREET. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE INNER
CITY, I THINK IT'S HARD FOR
PEOPLE TO RECONCILE WE COULD
HAVE HIGH RATES OF FOOD
INSECURITY IN THIS COUNTRY AND
HIGH RATES OF OBESITY.
MY VIEW IS THAT IF WE MAKE GOOD,
HEALTHFUL FOOD AVAILABLE AND IT
TASTES GOOD, IT'S WELL PREPARED,
AND IT'S AT A PRICE POINT THAT
PEOPLE CAN AFFORD, INDIVIDUALS
CAN NATURALLY GRAVITATE TO THAT.
THE KEY IS TO MAKE THE FOOD
ACCESSIBLE.
ACCESSIBLE. SO I THINK THAT WHEN WE HAVE
FRESH PRODUCE AS UBIQUITOUS AS
SOME OF THE FAST-FOOD OPTIONS
AND CONVENIENCE STORE OPTIONS, I
THINK WE WILL BE WELL ON OUR
WAY.
WAY. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AT LEAST AS
MANY PRODUCE STANDS ON CORNERS
AS WE DO PHARMACIES.
I THINK WHAT