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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – Food deserts are not a new problem in San Antonio. In 2015, the City of San Antonio and Metro Health said 28% of people in town live in one. The term refers to areas where residents live ...

New Jersey is launching the Food Equity and Economic Development (FEED NJ) Pilot Program to address food insecurity in 14 primary food deserts. The program will award up to $30 million in grants, ...

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 ...

Even in the morning, temperatures hover in the 80s and the roads are busy and dangerous in many parts of Lakeland, especially around South Florida Avenue. I’m in Dixieland, on foot, near Cresap Street ...

Anga Sanders, Feed Oak Cliff’s founder and CEO, looks out at the Dallas VegFest, a health and food fair, at Kiest Park Recreation Center, 3081 S. Hampton in Dallas, on September 21, 2025. Steve Hamm / ...

Angela Bradley and her team met with Mayor DeShawn Williams, city staff, and state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, on Dec. 15 to ...

SCHENECTADY - The county has signed a letter of intent to have a major supermarket chain operate a full-service grocery store in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood near downtown, according to county ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For years, residents in Albuquerque’s International District have lived miles from the nearest grocery store, making the community a “food desert.” But that will soon change with ...

Phillip Ramsey is a master gardener who’s planting fall produce in one of the community gardens he manages. It’s just two blocks from the Sun Fresh grocery store that operated at 31st Street and ...

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 ...

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