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Seems waste has been covered well but I was curious about what people think about these services and how they relate to food deserts. I think there are at least
by htsh 9y ago
Seems waste has been covered well but I was curious about what people think about these services and how they relate to food deserts. I think there are at least a few interesting takes on this.
First, this helps a ton. Fresh food isn't available in a lot of areas and this makes it easier for both current residents and it reduces friction for people looking to move to these towns.
On the other hand, will a societal trend towards this lead to the creation of more food deserts? These services are not cheap, and food deserts tend to be in impoverished areas.
- sbov 9y agoIf you live in a food desert you probably can't afford Blue Apron. They tend to be very low income neighborhoods.
- r00fus 9y agoUntrue, if you're thinking about recently gentrified areas like Bayview/Hunter's Point in SF or East Palo Alto in the peninsula. According to the internets, the walk score and bike score for my house is really high but most of the restaurants and grocery stores around don't have a lot of variety or organic products. If we didn't already have a good cooking culture and procurement habits, I might be tempted to use Blue Apron or a similar service.
- ceejayoz 9y agoI suspect there are a lot more Detroit-style food deserts than Palo Alto-style ones in the US.