Food Deserts

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Devon Wilson at Sunlight Gardens.
May 24, 2024
Federal laws prioritize industrial agriculture over small, local and urban farms. And it’s making us sick.
December 6, 2022
Community groups in Buffalo’s historic Fruit Belt neighborhood are on a mission to build more supermarkets and provide healthy food…
July 11, 2022
Urban gardeners are helping Black communities in New Orleans build their own gardens to achieve food independence.
May 15, 2022
The supermarket is one of the only major supermarkets in the area, and many people have no other options for…
December 25, 2020
Many are concerned about plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine via chain pharmacies and grocery stores. Some areas have neither.
May 6, 2019
Food entrepreneur and activist Olympia Auset has created a new business that will bring low-cost organic grocery service to underserved…
October 27, 2014
Whether you find yourself living in a food desert or are simply on a restricted grocery budget, that doesn’t mean…
January 20, 2014
OPINION - Food is facing gentrification that may well put traditional meals out of reach for those who created the…
September 13, 2013
NBC NEWS - Many Americans are still struggling to put food on the table, a full four years after the…
July 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A recent study shows that the differences in neighborhood conditions strongly predict who will be healthy, who…
March 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - For the first time in its history, McDonald's will have an African-American CEO. Does this change in…
March 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - With recent light shed on 'food deserts' -- or neighborhoods without access to quality healthy foods --…