Sustainable City Project: Chicago Food Deserts |
Chelsea, Yasmin, Erika, Rachel, and Angela bring you the latest news on Food Deserts in Chicago, Illinois. Follow our journey in real time @FoodDesertsChi. |
“In food deserts, large grocery stores are scarce. But these same communities have plenty of corner stores. That’s usually seen as a problem because corner stores often stock more junk food than fresh produce. There are new public health programs underway in several Chicago neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs. The idea is to turn corner stores into healthy assets.”
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