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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Grocery stores disappeared too, creating a food desert until Rise Community Market opened in Cairo in 2023.
—ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
That means that at the former diplomat's house (Virginia House), people had to tackle a social issue regarding food deserts in Richmond.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Located north of Center City, Broadbridge Philly helped transform a former food desert, creating a new cultural community as beneficial to the enclave as to its new residents.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Unionized workers have expressed concerns about potential store closures and pharmacy and food deserts.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
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ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
That means that at the former diplomat's house (Virginia House), people had to tackle a social issue regarding food deserts in Richmond.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Located north of Center City, Broadbridge Philly helped transform a former food desert, creating a new cultural community as beneficial to the enclave as to its new residents.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Unionized workers have expressed concerns about potential store closures and pharmacy and food deserts.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Food desert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20desert. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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