Federal Funding to Aid Food Deserts

Funding from the Farmers Market Promotion Program will be used to help increase healthy food options in areas where fresh food is scarce.

South L.A. Fights Food Deserts

Courtesy Steve Mason/Photodisc/Thinkstock In order to fight food deserts and make room for healthy food options, South Los Angeles now limits the building of new fast-food restaurants. There’s no shortage of fast-food restaurants in South City of Angels. On the contrary: The City Council estimates that there are close to 1,000 fast-food restaurants in a […]