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Nearly everybody is getting the definition of "food desert" wrong. It varies somewhat depending on who is defining it but for non-rural areas it is generally al
by tzs 3y ago
Nearly everybody is getting the definition of "food desert" wrong. It varies somewhat depending on who is defining it but for non-rural areas it is generally along the lines of a low income area with no sources of affordable healthy food within walking distance or reasonably affordable public transit distance and most people don't have other good transportation options.
Places where nearly everyone has a working car and can generally afford gas, whether rural or not, generally won't be food deserts unless stores selling affordable healthy food are all pretty far away.
- fragmede 3y ago> affordable healthy food If the convenience store across the street from my city apartment that has bananas, onions, garlic, and a wide assortment of frozen, canned, and dehydrated food doesn't count, the rural local general store likely also doesn't count.
- bombcar 3y agoUsually food deserts are defined backwards - people in area X aren't eating healthy, therefore healthy food must not be available. Sadly, some percentage of people don't WANT to eat healthy. (The local convenience store has many staples like bananas, onions, potatoes, etc, and cheaper than Walmart.)