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> The people referenced in the article don't even HAVE grocery stores That's largely bunk - the definition of a 'food desert' is far from what the media would
by djrogers 9y ago
> The people referenced in the article don't even HAVE grocery stores
That's largely bunk - the definition of a 'food desert' is far from what the media would have you believe:
"In the U.S., a food desert consists of a low income census tract residing at least 0.5 miles in urban areas ... from the large grocery store."
Living 0.6 miles from a grocery store != not having a grocery store....
- ng12 9y ago"The USDA defines what's considered a food desert and which areas will be helped by this initiative: To qualify as a “low-access community,” at least 500 people and/or at least 33 percent of the census tract's population must reside more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store (for rural census tracts, the distance is more than 10 miles)." [1] Traveling over a mile to a grocery store is a big deal for somebody without a car -- especially if they're elderly, disabled, or have children. 1. http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/usda-defines-food-deserts http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/usda-defi...