This could be especially significant for Chicago’s South and West Sides, where grocery and pharmacy closures have left major gaps in access. #FoodDeserts
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New State 'Grocery Rescue Program' Will Fund Reopening Of Grocery Stores To Combat Food Deserts
The program is part of the Illinois Grocery Initiative that is also seeking to support new pharmacies. Both programs come after the closure of Save A Lot and Walgreens stores on the South and West…
blockclubchicago.org
September 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This could be especially significant for Chicago’s South and West Sides, where grocery and pharmacy closures have left major gaps in access. #FoodDeserts
blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/11/n...
blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/11/n...
From #fooddeserts to #oralcancer, these #highschool #students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.
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From food deserts to oral cancer, these high school students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.
Educators can register for the Ciena Solutions Challenge at CienaChallenge.org.
www.upworthy.com
September 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
From #fooddeserts to #oralcancer, these #highschool #students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.
www.upworthy.com/ciena-soluti...
www.upworthy.com/ciena-soluti...
Four angles. One story. More at https://gettheflies.com/grocers-threaten-to-sue-city-s-food-access-program-while-asking-for-their-own-subsidies/
#TheFlies #FoodDeserts #NYC #Socialism
#TheFlies #FoodDeserts #NYC #Socialism
Grocers Threaten to Sue City's Food Access Program While Asking for Their Own Subsidies
Frank Garcia's grocer coalition threatened to sue any operator joining Zohran Mamdani's NYC government-owned grocery store program, escalating a legal fight over taxpayer-backed food access.
gettheflies.com
August 26, 2026 at 11:22 PM
“A grocery chain might use property controls to insist that, as a condition of its role as an anchor tenant in a plaza, no other grocers may open nearby.” thewalrus.ca/is-loblaw-bl... - @thewalrus.ca
* Updated 16:38, Jun. 24, 2026
#CDNPoli #CostOfLiving #FoodDeserts #FoodSecurity #Loblaw
* Updated 16:38, Jun. 24, 2026
#CDNPoli #CostOfLiving #FoodDeserts #FoodSecurity #Loblaw
How Loblaw Kills Off Competition without Anyone Noticing | The Walrus
It starts with a little-known lease agreement
thewalrus.ca
August 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
“A grocery chain might use property controls to insist that, as a condition of its role as an anchor tenant in a plaza, no other grocers may open nearby.” thewalrus.ca/is-loblaw-bl... - @thewalrus.ca
* Updated 16:38, Jun. 24, 2026
#CDNPoli #CostOfLiving #FoodDeserts #FoodSecurity #Loblaw
* Updated 16:38, Jun. 24, 2026
#CDNPoli #CostOfLiving #FoodDeserts #FoodSecurity #Loblaw
Note especially in rural areas that may be #FoodDeserts folks may be lucky to get a Dollar General; DG's strategy is to go where not even Walmart would dare. We are not talking good quality food here. (e)
August 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Note especially in rural areas that may be #FoodDeserts folks may be lucky to get a Dollar General; DG's strategy is to go where not even Walmart would dare. We are not talking good quality food here. (e)
ADOSAF Maryland Chapter attended the Men's Forum in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity sponsored the event. The Topics: Food insecurity, Food swamps and how both affect Black men. Thank you for having us!
#Maryland #BlackMensHealth #ICYMI #Fooddeserts #alphaphialpha
#Maryland #BlackMensHealth #ICYMI #Fooddeserts #alphaphialpha
June 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM
ADOSAF Maryland Chapter attended the Men's Forum in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity sponsored the event. The Topics: Food insecurity, Food swamps and how both affect Black men. Thank you for having us!
#Maryland #BlackMensHealth #ICYMI #Fooddeserts #alphaphialpha
#Maryland #BlackMensHealth #ICYMI #Fooddeserts #alphaphialpha
In the 1980s, convinced that tough #antitrust enforcement was holding back American business, the #Reagan administration set about dismantling it. The results were devastating for #grocers. #FoodDeserts #Subsidiarity #Distributism
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
buff.ly
December 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM
In the 1980s, convinced that tough #antitrust enforcement was holding back American business, the #Reagan administration set about dismantling it. The results were devastating for #grocers. #FoodDeserts #Subsidiarity #Distributism
#FoodDeserts
hundreds of thousands
of people in the U.S. live in a
food desert:
they’re more than half a mile from a supermarket and don’t own a car, because of poverty, illness, or age.
struggling Americans, who will suffer even greater from the upcoming #SNAP cuts.
so,
are we great yet?
hundreds of thousands
of people in the U.S. live in a
food desert:
they’re more than half a mile from a supermarket and don’t own a car, because of poverty, illness, or age.
struggling Americans, who will suffer even greater from the upcoming #SNAP cuts.
so,
are we great yet?
May 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
#FoodDeserts
hundreds of thousands
of people in the U.S. live in a
food desert:
they’re more than half a mile from a supermarket and don’t own a car, because of poverty, illness, or age.
struggling Americans, who will suffer even greater from the upcoming #SNAP cuts.
so,
are we great yet?
hundreds of thousands
of people in the U.S. live in a
food desert:
they’re more than half a mile from a supermarket and don’t own a car, because of poverty, illness, or age.
struggling Americans, who will suffer even greater from the upcoming #SNAP cuts.
so,
are we great yet?
The Racine Common Council has taken a monumental step towards addressing food access in a local food desert by conditionally approving a new grocery/deli with a bar, but concerns about liquor license clustering linger.
Learn more here
#RacineRacineCounty #WI #CommunityEngagement #FoodDeserts
Learn more here
#RacineRacineCounty #WI #CommunityEngagement #FoodDeserts
Council grants conditional Class B license to proposed Danny’s Grocery; receives and files Doobie’s concerns
After a lengthy debate about neighborhood impacts and food access, the council granted a conditional six-month Class B license for Pedessary Inc. d/b/a Danny’s Grocery at 1950 Taylor Ave, conditioned on the business meeting its submitted grocery/deli business plan. The council also received-and-filed a formal expression of concern for Doobie's following public-safety reports.
citizenportal.ai
August 7, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The Racine Common Council has taken a monumental step towards addressing food access in a local food desert by conditionally approving a new grocery/deli with a bar, but concerns about liquor license clustering linger.
Learn more here
#RacineRacineCounty #WI #CommunityEngagement #FoodDeserts
Learn more here
#RacineRacineCounty #WI #CommunityEngagement #FoodDeserts
#zohranmamdani's proposal for publicly owned #grocerystores is a good one that's already working successfully in some places. With millions of Americans living in #fooddeserts, they represent a possible solution […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
August 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#zohranmamdani's proposal for publicly owned #grocerystores is a good one that's already working successfully in some places. With millions of Americans living in #fooddeserts, they represent a possible solution […]
Thanks to our National Hunger Relief Summit community partner @thefoodwell for sharing this awesome film! It looks like an awesome project with @acfb! Glad to have you both on board for the National Hunger Relief Summit 3/9 in #Atlanta!
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techbridge on LinkedIn: #nonprofit #hunger #fooddeserts #foodinsecurity #atlanta #team #community…
Thanks to one of our amazing #nonprofit partners for the National #Hunger Relief Summit event, Food Well Alliance, for sharing this Young Movie Maker of…
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January 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thanks to our National Hunger Relief Summit community partner @thefoodwell for sharing this awesome film! It looks like an awesome project with @acfb! Glad to have you both on board for the National Hunger Relief Summit 3/9 in #Atlanta!
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Biloxi City Council's narrow approval of a $16.5 million bond could finally pave the way for a grocery store in the city's food desert, but the debate over funding priorities rages on.
Get the details!
#BiloxiHarrisonCounty #MS #FoodDeserts #CitizenPortal #BiloxiGrocery #CommunityInvestment
Get the details!
#BiloxiHarrisonCounty #MS #FoodDeserts #CitizenPortal #BiloxiGrocery #CommunityInvestment
Council approves $16.5 million bond after heated debate over East Biloxi grocery store
After extended public comment calling for a grocery store in East Biloxi, the Biloxi City Council approved a $16.5 million general obligation bond on a 4-3 vote, amid disagreement over whether bond money or other financing tools should be used to acquire land and incentivize grocers.
citizenportal.ai
July 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Biloxi City Council's narrow approval of a $16.5 million bond could finally pave the way for a grocery store in the city's food desert, but the debate over funding priorities rages on.
Get the details!
#BiloxiHarrisonCounty #MS #FoodDeserts #CitizenPortal #BiloxiGrocery #CommunityInvestment
Get the details!
#BiloxiHarrisonCounty #MS #FoodDeserts #CitizenPortal #BiloxiGrocery #CommunityInvestment
Walmart, Kroger, and Dollar Store didn't beat local grocers through competition. They bought politicians to rig the rules.
Millions of us now live in food deserts. The antitrust law to fix it is still on the books—we just stopped enforcing it in 1980.
#FoodDeserts #CorporateGreed #MonopolyPower
Millions of us now live in food deserts. The antitrust law to fix it is still on the books—we just stopped enforcing it in 1980.
#FoodDeserts #CorporateGreed #MonopolyPower
Why Should We Allow Food Monopolies? Let’s Bust The System!
Massive retail chains like Walmart, Kroger, and Dollar Store have crushed thousands of local grocers. This has left millions of Americans living in “food deserts.”
jimhightower.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Walmart, Kroger, and Dollar Store didn't beat local grocers through competition. They bought politicians to rig the rules.
Millions of us now live in food deserts. The antitrust law to fix it is still on the books—we just stopped enforcing it in 1980.
#FoodDeserts #CorporateGreed #MonopolyPower
Millions of us now live in food deserts. The antitrust law to fix it is still on the books—we just stopped enforcing it in 1980.
#FoodDeserts #CorporateGreed #MonopolyPower
Eating HEALTHY FOOD is an act of resistance.
#resist #health #fooddeserts
www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...
#resist #health #fooddeserts
www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...
Big Tobacco hooked us on ultra-processed foods. It might teach us how to cut back
Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing.
www.npr.org
June 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Eating HEALTHY FOOD is an act of resistance.
#resist #health #fooddeserts
www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...
#resist #health #fooddeserts
www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...
November 27, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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🍽️ IMSPARK: A Hawaiʻi Where No Plate Is Left Empty 🍽️
#EconomicEquity, #FoodDeserts, #FoodEquity, #HawaiiFamilies, #IMSPARK, #Keiki, #NutritionJustice, #ProtectOurPeople, #SNAP, #WIC
🍽️ IMSPARK: A Hawaiʻi Where No Plate Is Left Empty 🍽️
#EconomicEquity, #FoodDeserts, #FoodEquity, #HawaiiFamilies, #IMSPARK, #Keiki, #NutritionJustice, #ProtectOurPeople, #SNAP, #WIC
🍽️ IMSPARK: A Hawaiʻi Where No Plate Is Left Empty 🍽️
Social justice, Digital Equity, Poverty, Accessible Technology, Marginalized communities, Pacific, COFA, Veterans, Low-Income, Affordable housing
www.imagine-pacific.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
www.imagine-pacific.com/2025/07/imsp...
🍽️ IMSPARK: A Hawaiʻi Where No Plate Is Left Empty 🍽️
#EconomicEquity, #FoodDeserts, #FoodEquity, #HawaiiFamilies, #IMSPARK, #Keiki, #NutritionJustice, #ProtectOurPeople, #SNAP, #WIC
🍽️ IMSPARK: A Hawaiʻi Where No Plate Is Left Empty 🍽️
#EconomicEquity, #FoodDeserts, #FoodEquity, #HawaiiFamilies, #IMSPARK, #Keiki, #NutritionJustice, #ProtectOurPeople, #SNAP, #WIC
Intelexual Media: "Zip Code, Race, & Class: Understanding The Cycle of Black Poverty" | #Racism #PublicSafetyNets #Poverty #PovertyIsAPolicyChoice #LackOfHousing #FoodDeserts #PovertyWages #LostWages #CreditScores #PredatoryLoans #Evictions #WellsFargo #Foreclosures
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqS...
Zip Code, Race, & Class: Understanding The Cycle of Black Poverty
YouTube video by Intelexual Media
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November 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Intelexual Media: "Zip Code, Race, & Class: Understanding The Cycle of Black Poverty" | #Racism #PublicSafetyNets #Poverty #PovertyIsAPolicyChoice #LackOfHousing #FoodDeserts #PovertyWages #LostWages #CreditScores #PredatoryLoans #Evictions #WellsFargo #Foreclosures
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqS...
Food deserts are one of the biggest issues facing under-supported communities like North St. Louis. Grocery stores (almost all locally owned) don’t even consider it a ‘serviceable area’ (read: racist bullshit). Notice: nothing in #Ferguson #Florissant. #fooddeserts will only get worse
February 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Food deserts are one of the biggest issues facing under-supported communities like North St. Louis. Grocery stores (almost all locally owned) don’t even consider it a ‘serviceable area’ (read: racist bullshit). Notice: nothing in #Ferguson #Florissant. #fooddeserts will only get worse
Akron is tackling food insecurity head-on with a $175,000 grant for the Summit Fresh Mobile Market, bringing fresh groceries directly to underserved neighborhoods!
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#AkronSummitCounty #OH #NutritionAccess #FoodDeserts #AkronFoodInsecurity #CitizenPortal #CommunityHealth
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#AkronSummitCounty #OH #NutritionAccess #FoodDeserts #AkronFoodInsecurity #CitizenPortal #CommunityHealth
Akron City Council secures $175K grant for Summit Fresh Mobile Market to combat food deserts
Akron secures $175,000 grant for Summit Fresh Mobile Market to combat food insecurity.
citizenportal.ai
January 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Akron is tackling food insecurity head-on with a $175,000 grant for the Summit Fresh Mobile Market, bringing fresh groceries directly to underserved neighborhoods!
Click to read more!
#AkronSummitCounty #OH #NutritionAccess #FoodDeserts #AkronFoodInsecurity #CitizenPortal #CommunityHealth
Click to read more!
#AkronSummitCounty #OH #NutritionAccess #FoodDeserts #AkronFoodInsecurity #CitizenPortal #CommunityHealth
A practical solution for 'food deserts" #food_deserts #FoodDeserts #urban #ruralResilienceproject #rural
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france24.com/en/live-news/20230715-all-aboard-grocery-bus-caters-to-isolated-german-villages
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france24.com/en/live-news/20230715-all-aboard-grocery-bus-caters-to-isolated-german-villages
All aboard: grocery bus caters to isolated German villages
In the western German village of Lohne, where the only grocery store closed its doors earlier this year, residents now do their food shopping on board a red-and-green supermarket bus that rolls into…
france24.com
July 23, 2026 at 6:01 AM
A practical solution for 'food deserts" #food_deserts #FoodDeserts #urban #ruralResilienceproject #rural
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france24.com/en/live-news/20230715-all-aboard-grocery-bus-caters-to-isolated-german-villages
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france24.com/en/live-news/20230715-all-aboard-grocery-bus-caters-to-isolated-german-villages
🥦🚫Food Deserts Act (H.R. 484) aims to bring grocery stores to underserved communities with $150M in funding! More fresh food, better health. 🍎✅
www.opencongress.net/bill-details...
#FoodDeserts #HealthyEating #Bluesky #Food #Congress #America #USA
www.opencongress.net/bill-details...
#FoodDeserts #HealthyEating #Bluesky #Food #Congress #America #USA
Open Congress
www.opencongress.net
February 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🥦🚫Food Deserts Act (H.R. 484) aims to bring grocery stores to underserved communities with $150M in funding! More fresh food, better health. 🍎✅
www.opencongress.net/bill-details...
#FoodDeserts #HealthyEating #Bluesky #Food #Congress #America #USA
www.opencongress.net/bill-details...
#FoodDeserts #HealthyEating #Bluesky #Food #Congress #America #USA
In my research in #fooddeserts I am learning a lot about how vertical farming can change this. #agtech Hyper local indoor farming at scale really unlocks the ability for us to bring high nutrition foods closer to populations that need it. Plenty® #sdoh https://lnkd.in/gqcUb2Hc
March 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
In my research in #fooddeserts I am learning a lot about how vertical farming can change this. #agtech Hyper local indoor farming at scale really unlocks the ability for us to bring high nutrition foods closer to populations that need it. Plenty® #sdoh https://lnkd.in/gqcUb2Hc