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Four Community Initiatives For Urban Food Deserts, When Supermarkets Fail

Low-income urban areas are frequently declared "food deserts"--areas lacking access to supermarkets and nutritious food, requiring intervention from urban planners. One such effort in New York is the subject of the documentary "The Apple Pushers."READ MORE

Garden On The Go Brings Fresh Produce To Food Deserts

How do you solve the obesity problem in food deserts? Bring in fresh produce by the truck-load.READ MORE

Seattle Startup Is A Food Desert Oasis, Housed In Recycled Shipping Containers

Stockbox, a new Seattle startup that was recently funded on Kickstarter, is bringing fresh food to a place where it takes 45 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store.READ MORE

Beyond Walmart: How The California FreshWorks Fund Aims To Feed The Food Deserts Of California

The new fund is helping supermarkets open in poor neighborhoods, funding farmer's markets in others, and even offering money for innovative food solutions that no one has thought of yet.READ MORE