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No Food In Sight
Many communities don't have regular access to affordable nutritious food products. Residents
of these food deserts, whether rural or urban, struggle to find ways to put food on the table
and many are wary of a public health crisis.
So, what's it like to live in a food desert?
On Harvest Public Media's Field Notes podcast, reporter Jessica Naudziunas dives deeper into the implications of food deserts.
VIDEO DISPATCH
Residents of the northern Nebraska village of Cody have to drive up to 40 miles to get to the nearest grocery store. Two USDA grants are allowing Cody to build a straw bale grocery store. (Video by Clay Masters/Harvest Public Media)
Food deserts a tough fix
Food deserts look very different when in a city versus a sparsely populated town out in the country. And the challenges run deep.
Rolling out a new kind of farmers' market
A Kansas city program aimed at making fresh produce cheaper and more accessible launched a mobile market.
In rural areas, an opportunity to innovate
Even in a state known for producing food products, food choices on the dinner table can be limited.
What can be done about food deserts?
Food deserts exist in both rural and urban areas, and they're affecting nutrition.
Planting a grocery store in a food desert
When a northeast Kansas town’s only grocery store burned down last December, its 700 residents suddenly faced a 25-mile trip for fresh food.
