Communities try to grow a solution in US ‘food deserts’

August 18, 2015

Gardening in places like the Mississippi delta is vital to the health of many with limited access to nutritious foods

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Communities try to grow a solution in US ‘food deserts’

Recent statistics show that 46 million Americans, including 15 million children, live in so-called ‘food deserts,’ of which health experts say the long-term consequences are potentially life-threatening.


 

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