About Us

Our Mission

Food Equity Collaborative is working to create a more just and resilient food system in North Carolina through:

  • Community-based food access programs

  • Nutrition education initiatives

  • Relationships that support local food producers

We are empowering individuals and communities to make informed food choices that promote health, sustainability, and equity.

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A young boy standing at a counter cutting a cucumber into rounds on a cutting board.

Our Story

Making healthy food accessible, sustainable, and rooted in community.

Dr. Ammerman’s work over the past three decades has focused on chronic disease prevention among lower-income and marginalized communities in the Southeastern United States. Through this research, she and her colleagues developed the Med-South Lifestyle Program, a culturally adapted version of the Mediterranean diet designed to reflect the food availability and taste preferences of the Southeast United States.

To create a more tangible, lasting impact beyond research, Dr. Ammerman founded Equiti Foods in 2018, a social enterprise producing Good Bowls, ready-to-heat meals based on the Med-South diet and made with ingredients from local farmers. In addition to direct-to-consumer sales, Equiti Foods supplies Good Bowls to several programs to improve health outcomes. These programs have been funded by the NIH, USDA, North Carolina Medicaid, WellCare, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. 

Alice Ammerman standing outside behind a wooden table wearing a Good Bowls apron. She is smiling and cutting a bell pepper. On the table are cut bell peppers and other veggies such as salad, avocado, mushrooms, and broccoli.

To provide a wider range of community support than a for-profit alone could offer, Dr. Ammerman founded the Food Equity Collaborative. As a nonprofit, we are uniquely positioned to deliver community-based food access programs, nutrition education initiatives, and to strengthen relationships between local food producers and the communities they serve.

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Our Small Business Partner

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We work collaboratively with Equiti Foods as part of a dual-entity social enterprise to improve the health of our community through good food.

Learn more about our partnership
Visit Equiti Foods' Website
The Good Bowls delivery van. A standard sized van wrapped with Good Bowls branding. It is bright blue with the shape of North Carolina and the following text: "Good Bowls." "NC sourced and made". "Healthy frozen meals". "Do good while eating well".
Foreground is focused on a wooden bowl full of the Big Al's BBQ Bowl with a brown rice base with roasted vegetables on top. The background features the bowl's packaging.
Two people are working in a kitchen. The main focus is on a metal table full of mac and cheese Good Bowls being assembeled.