Thousands of people across Greater Akron are living in food deserts, where residents lack affordable fresh food and reliable transportation essential to getting it. Here's what you need to know about ...

We talk a lot about eating healthier — more greens, less sugar, fewer processed foods. But what if access to those healthier choices isn’t actually a choice for everyone? Obesity is an increasingly ...

Residents in some neighborhoods of Los Angeles live in food deserts, creating systematic barriers to healthy eating. The nonprofit organization Food Empowerment Project defines a “food desert” as a ...

IS PAYING OFF. FOR TWO YEARS, THIS STORE SPACE SAT EMPTY, MAKING THE SURROUNDING AREA A FOOD DESERT. BUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOOK MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS TO GET THE KIND OF GROCERY STORE THEY WANT ...

Phillip Ramsey, a master gardener, stands in the Ruby Jeans Community Garden at 29th Street and Wabash Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, where he grows and distributes fresh produce to neighbors ...

Phillip Ramsey is a master gardener who’s planting fall produce in one of the community gardens he manages. It’s just two blocks from the Sun Fresh grocery store that operated at 31st Street and ...