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Food Access

City Council OKs Outdoor Fruit, Vegetable Stands

Posted 06.07.2012 | Chicago

Chicago's City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to legalize roadside, outdoor produce stands. The Mayor Rahm Emanuel-introduced ordinance wil...

No Simple Answers for a Complex Problem

Mike Curtin | Posted 06.23.2012 | DC
Mike Curtin

Food access is a complicated issue. While this web is as vexing as it is complex, it will not become less troublesome, tragic, or costly if we do nothing.

Want to Reduce Food Access While Killing Jobs? Open a Walmart

Michele Simon | Posted 03.19.2012 | Home
Michele Simon

I shudder to think of the consequences to America's already suffering urban populations if Walmart succeeds in duplicating its rural retail takeover.

Wal-Mart's Coming to Town

Nick Wiseman | Posted 02.01.2012 | DC
Nick Wiseman

For Wal-Mart to grow, it has to turn to urban areas. Not because of some moral epiphany, but because of the bottom line. The "food deserts" Wal-Mart wants to occupy lie on top of deep reserves of customers.

Transforming D.C. Into a Culinary Capital

Nick Wiseman | Posted 11.16.2011 | DC
Nick Wiseman

D.C. is undergoing a transformation. Some call it a renaissance. Bold new restaurant concepts supplant stodgy steak houses. And culinary entrepreneurs bring dynamism to the market with novel concepts.

Report: Illinois's Obesity Rate Continues Steady Climb

Posted 09.06.2011 | Chicago

Per a report published Thursday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, adults in Illinois are among those in 16 st...

Joanna Zelman

Farmers Fight To Bring Fresh Foods To Low-Income Communities

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 08.23.2011 | Green

NEW YORK -- As Linda Crosby hastily chopped fresh escarole for a cooking demonstration at the opening day of a small farmers' market in Chelsea, she l...

How Agriculture Subsidies Are Making Us Sick

Elizabeth Kucinich | Posted 06.21.2011 | Home
Elizabeth Kucinich

When it comes to unhealthy food, the primary culprits are meat and dairy, which are high in saturated fat and cholesterol, and over-sweetened processed food.

The Hustle for Good Food: Dispatches From the Bronx Food Summit

Elizabeth McVay Greene | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Elizabeth McVay Greene

What's gone wrong in the Bronx to make a conference about food access necessary?

Jamie Oliver at TED: On a Mission to Feed Kids Better

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Paula Crossfield

This week, Jamie Oliver received a prize of $100,000 from TED, a non-profit about spreading ideas, for his efforts in bringing attention to the obesit...

Go Bananas During National Food Desert Awareness Month

Mari Gallagher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Mari Gallagher

Fast, cheap and easy is not a porn film; it's the new American diet.

Bad Seed Farm in Kansas City Brings Urban Farming to the Next Level: Legislation

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Paula Crossfield

How do we value urban land, and what are the existing laws on the books that keep urban agriculture from flourishing and feeding locals?

All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Biotechnology Has Failed Us, So Why Promote It Abroad?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Paula Crossfield

Groups like the Gates Foundation are trying to renew the idea of creating a "Green Revolution for Africa," using many of the same methods that have been so bad for India.

The Battle Over Sliced Apples: New York Senators Gillibrand and Aubertine Take Secretary Vilsack to Task on School Food

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Paula Crossfield

No, Gillibrand and Aubertine aren't lobbying for the Corn Refiners Association -- they are pushing for local food.