Study: Almost 14 percent of Arizonans lived in 'food deserts'
Valley 'food deserts'
While rural areas have typically been associated with low access to groceries and services, most of the “food deserts” in Arizona are located in urban areas, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Arizona 'food deserts'
More than one Arizonan in 10 lives in a “food desert,” without easy access to a grocery, well above the national average, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Tucson-area 'food deserts'
“Food deserts” in urban areas — represented by the shaded Census tracts on this map of the Tucson area — are low-income areas more than a mile from a grocery, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rural food deserts may be 10 or more miles away.
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soricobob posted at 5:20 am on Thu, Jul 7, 2011.
I've lived in Detroit, and believe me, we're in much better shape for access to food stores than Detroit has been since the 60's.
chatmandu002 posted at 10:11 am on Thu, Jul 7, 2011.
What do they want? The government to deliver food to their door? Or the government to give them cars and gas so they can drive to get food?
Life's a bit*h then you die. Sorry, no sympathy here.