Miami restaurant partners with housing project

Published July 28, 2012 7:59am ET



MIAMI (AP) — A trendy Miami restaurant is partnering with a local housing project to purchase organic produce.

Miami Dade College’s Tuyo restaurant is buying boxes of produce, including everything from arugula to zucchini, from Verde Gardens’ 22-acre organic farm. The community offers affordable housing for formerly homeless families and those with disabilities. The partnership will create new jobs for the community’s 550 residents.

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