New York’s Fresh Bodegas Program Brings Farmers’ Market Produce to Inner City Food Desert

In wealthier NYC neighborhoods, bodegas often stock a wide range of healthy produce, but in poorer areas your options are generally limited to four food groups: Sugary, highly processed, alcohol and tobacco. Photo: Paul Lowry / Creative Commons . The phenomenon of healthy food deserts existing in America’s poor communities is well documented. In New York City, Grow… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New York’s Fresh Bodegas Program Brings Farmers’ Market Produce to Inner City Food Desert

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