People living in food deserts can also explore local farmers' markets in the area. Food co-ops, and growing personal food in community gardens are other possible options.

Members of Restoration Church are moving closer to making the dream of a nonprofit grocery store for Downtown St. Joseph a reality. The church recently hosted an informational gathering with guest ...

Nearly 24 million Americans live in food deserts, low-income neighborhoods with no access to affordable, fresh, healthy food. As a result, people who live in these areas often have poor diets that ...

The movement behind the community gardens in Jacksonville is expanding with the goal of creating aGROWhoods in portions of the city that are showing the most need. Michael Woods said the goal in ...

This is truly where we live and work. Although our farm is within Jackson city limits, parts of the city are considered a food desert. That means people struggle to get fresh fruit and vegetables ...

Long-term, Powell hopes the situation that it has created will spark conversation about food deserts in Cincinnati. “We have to address this issue, not only as a community but as a city as well ...

People living in these food deserts rely on convenience stores or fast food options, which often cost more and offer less nutritious options, to feed their families. Food deserts ...