Can City Farmers Stand in for Supermarkets?
By: Tracie McMillan Publication: The Huffington Post Published: 05/08/2008 “…As the price tag for the obesity epidemic begins to eclipse our spending on tobacco-related sickness, public health officials are trying to figure out ways to solve the access problem [to quality, fresh food]…The one problem with the supermarket model? It takes a near-Herculean effort to get the land, zoning and infrastructure in place to serve it. And that’s without the arduous task of convincing supermarket chains, most of whom have built their business model on suburban developments, that it’s worth the trouble. Which is precisely where urban growers make their mark: Providing solid proof that, supermarkets or no, even the city’s more modest neighborhoods are looking for fresh food.” Click here for more information.
