[Wallace T.]

Prior to the 1960s, poor urban neighborhoods had grocery stores. The reason they are scarce there in the present time is simple: crime. The race riots of the 1960s targeted retail stores. For the most part, they never came back. Hispanic urban neighborhoods do not lack grocery stores, while black urban neighborhoods do. The difference is the level of crime in the latter. The liberals can scream and cry until they go hoarse or run out of tears, but no businessman, even black men, will invest under these circumstances.

As for rural areas, most have access to land, seeds, and garden implements. Rural residents of any race used to know how to preserve meats, fruits, and vegetables. And the home grown food would be as good as, if not better than, highly processed foods, which many believe are a cause of obesity.

[9YearLurker]

And poor black neighborhoods have plenty of public transportation anyway—while the walk would do most of them good.

[American in Israel]

Good observation, and well stated FRiend.

[SaveFerris]

Yes, any decent businessman or businesswoman would be right to fear the crime. A lot of those folks are taking their lives in their hands in some urban areas.