Food Deserts In Philadelphia
On Grocery Chains and the Origins of Philadelphias Food Deserts. A lot of work has gone into solving the problem of food deserts in Philadelphia but there is still a lot of work to be done. Http Policylinkcontent S3 Amazonaws Com Food Access Report 0 Pdf 4119 Bairds Court 4123 Frankford ave. Food deserts in philadelphia . These cities are just the tip of the iceberg there are food deserts in many more areas of the country. Ad Search Food Delivery Best. Since 1992 theyve taken their work beyond that first farmers market improving access to healthy food and nutritional information for nearly 220000 residents in poor neighborhoods making Philadelphia one of the first cities to meet the First Ladys Lets Move challenge to eliminate food deserts entirely by 2017. City residents shopping in Philadelphias food deserts face insurmountable and complex hurdles. The USDA defines a food desert as parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit vegetables and other healthful whole foods usual