In Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, investments spurred by federal tax credits are turning into windows and walls. Soon will come stoves, pots and pans; then lunches and dinners; then healthier people, fewer hospital visits, lower health-care costs and jobs.
Read MoreHillmer, a resident of Jamaica Plain, brings years of culinary experience in Boston-area restaurants to the role of executive chef at Community Servings, where he is responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations including the preparation, cooking, packaging, handling and storage of 2,500 daily meals that are tailored to meet the requirements of more than 15 different medical diets.
Read MoreThe phrase “food is medicine” has become increasingly popular with doctors and dieticians, but it is also the name of an ambitious new statewide health initiative that hopes to decrease food insecurity and increase health.
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