Food Deserts: A Mirage or Reality?

Living on Earth

A recent article questions whether food deserts – areas with minimal access to fresh fruits and vegetables – are as pervasive as some policymakers claimed. We recap a 2009 story about an area of Brooklyn where locals grow their own vegetables due to a lack of supermarkets, then host Bruce Gellerman updates talks with food writer and activist Mark Winne to update that story.

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