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A 2009 study by the Department of Agriculture found that 2.3 million households do not have access to a car and live more than a mile from a supermarket. Much of the public health debate over rising obesity rates has turned to these “food deserts,” where convenience store fare is more accessible—and more expensive—than healthier options farther away. This map colors each county in America by the percentage of households in food deserts, according to the USDA’s definition. Data is not available for Alaska and Hawaii. (via Slate Labs - Food Deserts: An interactive map)

So the next time someone tells me an “unhealthy diet” is always a “choice” and that everyone should just buy a cornucopia of fresh produce, I’ll just whip this out.

(via lipstick-feminists)

Posted on June 4, 2011 via RHPolitics with 931 notes
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  I can’t tell you how much a garden isn’t going to help you in the middle of a Chicago winter on the South Side. Not to...
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  I’ll agree that you can grow vegetables, etc. yourself in your back yard. But, I’ll have to say that if you don’t own a...
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  Because gardens don’t take skill, money, time OR space! THEY’RE LIKE MAGIC.
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  it is possible for people to have a garden no matter how small…you can grow vegetables in plant pots, it is quite easy....
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  Ladies and gentlemen: it is easy, really easy, when you are young and thin and mobile and inured to affluence, to think...
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