Food Deserts: A Mirage or Reality?

A recent article questions whether food deserts—areas with slim access to fresh fruits and vegetables—are as pervasive as policymakers once thought.

A recent article questions whether food deserts – areas with minimal access to fresh fruits and vegetables – are as pervasive as some policymakers claimed. We recap a 2009 story about an area of Brooklyn where locals grow their own vegetables due to a lack of supermarkets, then host Bruce Gellerman updates talks with food writer and activist Mark Winne to update that story.