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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

The processed food trap that’s rewiring guts When the nearest grocery store is a 30-minute drive away but there’s a convenience store on every corner, your digestive system pays the price.

Roughly 39 million Americans, or 13% of the population, live in a food desert, per 2022 USDA data. There’s a clear need for such mission-driven stores, operated by cities or nonprofits.

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.

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 ...