A group of panelists discussed the impact of food on the local community Thursday evening in St. Petersburg. Key themes included health, education and access challenges.

The panelists were 15th Street Farm founder Emmanuel Roux, Homegrown Hillsborough food system program coordinator Monica Petrella, Florida Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association co-founder Howard Gunn Jr. and St. Petersburg Free Clinic CEO Jennifer Yeagley.

Read more from Michael Connor with the St. Pete Catalyst HERE.