An oasis in a food desert is a welcome sight

Source:
Yes! magazine, "How to Help 55 Million People Out of Food Deserts"

Encouraging initiatives are highlighted in this article from Yes! magazine, in which organizations and communities across the United States are working on bringing fresh, healthy foods to low-income areas. From New Jersey to Chicago and Kentucky to Arizona, a variety of models are evolving to make access to fresh produce, tied to healthful living everywhere, affordable and convenient. 

Access to fresh food should be available to all

Speaking of the Fresh Express mobile deliveries in the Phoenix, Arizona area, Elyse Guidas says, “For a lot of our customers, this is one of their only lifelines and access to healthy food.” And it's not only inner-city lives that are affected. When we traveled across the United States a couple of years ago, along the East Coast and through the back roads of the Midwest, there were many rural, desolate areas where factory farms grew food for people far away and the people who lived there had to travel long distances to find anything other than convenience-store food. 

Turning vacant lots into community gardens, delivering fruits and vegetables to community centers, and setting up urban farmers' markets are all examples of bringing the earth's gifts to barren food deserts and the people who live in them.