FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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Quinn drives by three supermarkets on her ride home from work everyday.
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Tom frequently walks to the farmer’s market to buy fruits and vegetables.
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Angela walks to a convenience store to buy food.
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Theo drives to multiple specialty stores to buy local bread, produce, and meat.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The other defining characteristic of food deserts is socio-economic: that is, they are most commonly found in black and brown communities and low-income areas (where many people don’t have cars).
Detailed explanation-2: -The areas they live in are most often called “food deserts, ‘’ but academics and activists use another term they say better reflects the systemic racism that created them. That term is “food apartheid.” Here’s how food apartheid plays out in Chicago-and how local community members are trying to solve it.
Detailed explanation-3: -The States with the Most Food Deserts The places with the most food deserts in low-income areas were Rhode Island, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. In the top state, Rhode Island, a staggering 91% of low-income areas had low supermarket access.