Too bad that great entrepreneurial spirit has tried this before. The reason they are “food deserts” is because these places get ripped off and robbed constantly...owner closes and no more lettuce available in ‘da hood.
They’ll have to build them like the old Automats! Your head of lettuce will be behind an unbreakable windowed door. You’ll have to put your money in a slot to open the little door and get you Arugala!
Many of our local "deserts" are either in affluent suburban neighborhoods with posh supermarkets just out of easy walking distance (or maybe the criteria is No Sidewalks) or in rural areas miles from anything.
Many, many folks in these rural areas have EXCELLENT gardens providing food that meets the 'Locavore' (local food movement) mantra.
Go to the website and click on several pink areas with which you are familiar. Tell me, do they look like 'deserts' to you?
Some of our local "deserts' contain nice restaurants/delis/grocery stores which I frequently visit for dessert.
Food desert?? I’d say given the size of her butt, she found the oasis in the desert.
While security concerns play a part, another factor is the fierce resistance from unions and “community organizers” whenever a Walmart or other large grocer tries to open up in a “food desert”.
Also, I’d like to see a map of the nation with the locations of these alleged “food deserts” marked. I’d bet that 98% of the population can find a head of lettuce within a 30 minute car/bus/subway ride of their home, and most of those who can’t live in rural areas, not cities.