Chicago Combats Food Deserts and Childhood Obesity One Seed at a Time
Photo: kckellner It seems like an oxymoron that childhood obesity could occur in food deserts, but in much of the country that’s exactly what’s happened. Food deserts , often located in impoverished urban environments, are areas where residents have little access to fresh fruits and vegetables because there are no grocery stores or farmers’ markets nearby. Such areas are often plagued with quickie marts where families feed… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Chicago Combats Food Deserts and Childhood Obesity One Seed at a Time
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