For many Black communities across America, accessing fresh and nutritious food isn’t simply about personal choice — it’s about overcoming environmental barriers that have been systematically created ...

A new study from University of Florida food economists has found that building dollar stores may create food deserts in ...

The idea of a food desert would have seemed impossible to us, growing up so close to all the earth can provide. As kids, we’d walk with our dad to bring the cows in from the pasture, and watch as they ...

The idea of a food desert would have seemed impossible to us, growing up so close to all the earth can provide. As kids, we’d walk with our dad to bring the cows in from the pasture, and watch as they ...

Residents in some neighborhoods of Los Angeles live in food deserts, creating systematic barriers to healthy eating. The nonprofit organization Food Empowerment Project defines a “food desert” as a ...

Despite over 20 grocery stores in Brunswick County, many rural residents live in food deserts. A 2022 county assessment ...

Alicia Goings, a Chicago Heights resident, said she depends on the Country Squire grocery store when she doesn’t have time to drive to cheaper stores out of town. But Country Squire, which has served ...

Tayla Broadbridge does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Since 2024, LA County’s Food Equity Fund has handed out $20 million to nonprofits, in part, to establish “new markets in food deserts” including a farmer’s market on wheels. And just last year, Gov.

Approximately 2.3 million people live in food deserts, one mile away from a supermarket without a car to get there Approximately 42 million people rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...