food desert
noun
: an area where little fresh produce is available for sale
Despite the common perception of food deserts as city neighborhoods where fast food chains and convenience stores dominate, many of Kansas' food deserts are in rural areas. In some, residents have to drive 20 miles or farther to find a source of healthful food.—
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People would drive trucks of vegetables in, because Harlem was a food desert.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
South Dallas is a food desert, and Big Tex Urban Farms donates thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables to the surrounding community to address the issue.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The convenience store will offer fresh food options, including EBT-eligible foods, helping to relieve pressure in one of the city’s largest food deserts.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024
This initiative also connects to broader efforts across the South to combat food deserts and increase access to healthy, local foods.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
South Dallas is a food desert, and Big Tex Urban Farms donates thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables to the surrounding community to address the issue.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The convenience store will offer fresh food options, including EBT-eligible foods, helping to relieve pressure in one of the city’s largest food deserts.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024
This initiative also connects to broader efforts across the South to combat food deserts and increase access to healthy, local foods.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for food desert
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“Food desert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20desert. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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