food desert
noun
: an area where little fresh produce is available for sale
Despite the common perception of food deserts as city neighborhoods where fast food chains and convenience stores dominate, many of Kansas' food deserts are in rural areas. In some, residents have to drive 20 miles or farther to find a source of healthful food.—
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People may want trees on or near their properties for shade or beauty, or as a source of food in a food desert.
—Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
That experience inspired her to start a fresh food delivery service, on a subscription model, targeting food deserts.
—Alice Park, TIME, 30 May 2024
Planting vegetables at a working farm Take in an outdoor happy hour with drinks and snacks at Civic Works Real Food Farm in Lake Clifton, which aims to address food deserts in the city.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
This is a glimpse into the early history of food apartheid, or what some policymakers call food deserts.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
That experience inspired her to start a fresh food delivery service, on a subscription model, targeting food deserts.
—Alice Park, TIME, 30 May 2024
Planting vegetables at a working farm Take in an outdoor happy hour with drinks and snacks at Civic Works Real Food Farm in Lake Clifton, which aims to address food deserts in the city.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
This is a glimpse into the early history of food apartheid, or what some policymakers call food deserts.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for food desert
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“Food desert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20desert. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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