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Oh yeah! I grew up in Atlanta and you could see it in quite a number of places around town, thought it's a very subtle thing. You'd be driving past an apartmen

Oh yeah! I grew up in Atlanta and you could see it in quite a number of places around town, thought it's a very subtle thing. You'd be driving past an apartment complex in a poorer neighborhood. At first it doesn't look any different but look closer at the stores around that neighborhood. It's usually going to be a mix of gas stations, fast food joints, dollar stores and maybe a Kroger (forget Walmart or Publix, they only serve the nicer parts of town with a few exceptions). Other than the Kroger, there's really no other options for fresh food, and if you live >1 mile from the Kroger then it's going to be challenge to walk there. Often times a food desert seems hidden to someone in a car, you drive along and see some gas stations then down the road you see a Kroger or another grocery store. While to you in a car it's just "the store is down the street", to someone walking the store might as well not be there. And the problem with fixing food deserts is that fresh produce is much lower margin than other items in the store. A full sized grocery store can handle that and keep produce as a loss leader but a place like Dollar General simply cannot afford to keep produce on the shelf unless they price it higher in which case it becomes unaffordable for the people that need it most.

_chu1 3y ago
Yeah, I do kinda agree. I've barely ever seen an actual grocery store in downtown Birmingham so I would understand it being hard to walk there, but the only guy I've ever met who doesn't own a car is some guy I play games with who lives out in rural Washington and he never really found it difficult to get food. I think another factor that I agree with is the lack of fresh produce especially in ghettos, in rural areas I think if it's difficult for you to get food you should really consider growing your own. Sure it's a bit of work, but you learn a lot and the Internet is a great source of information for gardening and recipes.
- MiguelX413 3y ago
  It's more of a problem for people in poverty, who often can't afford cars.
underseacables 3y ago
+1 for Atlanta. South of Five Points Station in Atlanta is practically one giant food desert, and it gets worse to further you go towards the airport. If you want to really see a stark difference between the rich and poor, take a bus from MARTA's Five Points Station through Virginia Highlands, then take another bus ride from Five Points to the airport. It's like two different cities, one with grocery stores, green lawns, and nice cars, and blown up buildings, trash, no grocery stores, and poverty.

_chu1 3y ago

Yeah, I do kinda agree. I've barely ever seen an actual grocery store in downtown Birmingham so I would understand it being hard to walk there, but the only guy I've ever met who doesn't own a car is some guy I play games with who lives out in rural Washington and he never really found it difficult to get food. I think another factor that I agree with is the lack of fresh produce especially in ghettos, in rural areas I think if it's difficult for you to get food you should really consider growing your own. Sure it's a bit of work, but you learn a lot and the Internet is a great source of information for gardening and recipes.

MiguelX413 3y ago
It's more of a problem for people in poverty, who often can't afford cars.

underseacables 3y ago

+1 for Atlanta. South of Five Points Station in Atlanta is practically one giant food desert, and it gets worse to further you go towards the airport. If you want to really see a stark difference between the rich and poor, take a bus from MARTA's Five Points Station through Virginia Highlands, then take another bus ride from Five Points to the airport. It's like two different cities, one with grocery stores, green lawns, and nice cars, and blown up buildings, trash, no grocery stores, and poverty.