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 ...

Williams is one of millions of Americans living in a "food desert," urban or rural areas without a big grocery chain that can serve up fresh foods at lower costs.

A new urban farm project, Superior Farm, led by nonprofit Food Strong, aims to transform a neglected 2.7-acre parcel in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood into a thriving hub for fresh food ...

According to the USDA, a food desert occurs when more than 33% of the population in urban spaces is further than one mile from a supermarket. In a rural setting, 33% of people must be more than 10 ...

An urban food desert is a high-poverty census block more than one mile from a large retail food establishment, according to Summit County Public Health. Compare the interactive map and static map ...

What is a food desert? An urban food desert is a high-poverty census block more than one mile from a large retail food establishment, according to Summit County Public Health.

For many people, New Kensington is a food desert. The term refers to an area that lacks access to food — particularly fresh food — the way Arizona lacks precipitation. These areas are often urban.

In the winter, neighborhood boys played basketball under the high ceilings. The Hollins Market in southwest Baltimore looks like a pen-and-ink drawing of 1940s Baltimore.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul nonprofit is providing fresh veggies in the city's food deserts, all while cultivating confidence and job skills. Each year 90 youth who are often facing employment ...

Food deserts occur when at least a third of the population is more than a mile from a supermarket in urban areas and within 10 miles in rural places.

Urban Roots works to end St. Paul food deserts ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul nonprofit is providing fresh veggies in the city's food deserts, all while cultivating confidence and job skills. Each ...