Search Results for: "food desert"
Farms to Food Deserts
Through The Food Trust, Philly has long led the nation in bringing fresh produce to poor neighborhoods with little access
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy and Gillian McGoldrickCombatting The Food Desert
Through a first-of-its kind program, doctors in North Philly are taking on hunger by writing prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyMake School Food Great Again
A Black-owned, Harlem-based company scratch-makes delicious and free breakfasts, lunches and snacks for Philly students in two schools. If only the District could do the same.
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheonHow to Fight Food Insecurity in Philly
Donate peanut butter! Organize a food drive! Sort cans! Here are 15 simple things you can do now to help food insecure citizens of Philadelphia.
By Christine Speer LejeuneGeneration Urban Farmers
W.B. Saul, the largest agricultural school in the country, trains students in the art of farming. Yes, even in the city
By Jason WilsonEat Your Values
In the aftermath of The Rooster closing, our series on the nexus of food and culture in cities looks at how you can eat well and do good
By Jason WilsonUrban Food Forest
Seattle’s Beacon Forest provides free native edibles to anyone in the city. Could the soda tax make it possible for a Philly group to do the same here?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyDesert Fare
Philabundance’s non-profit supermarket in Chester is making inroads where chain grocers have failed—in food deserts
By Quinn O'Callaghan