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Notes What a powerful eventSeeing black farmers and black owned restaurants, and leaders of their communities coming together to celebrate food and the people that grow them. Don’t forget to look for footage and pictures of the event on facebook.
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Notes"It’s really interesting that this may be the kind of area where Detroit begins to rebuild. When the chains move out, people have only themselves to rely on. What they build may ultimately define urban America in the next century."George Mattei on how Detroit is solving its “Food Desert” with a variety of independent stores that supply some very real food. (via selbadri)
(Source: urbanophile.com, via selbadri)
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McDonalds in United States Alone
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Notes Only three days until the big event! - Link Not just about healthy safe food, but the containers they're in
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Notes Where have all the black farmers gone? -
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Check out the preview for FTGI’s upcoming documentary!
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Notes Map of food deserts in the U.S.A.Keeping in mind one of the major criticisms that have been launched at the study;
It only tracks grocery stores
the exclusion of things such as small markets or bodega’s from the study, leading the study to over report on food insecure areas that may in fact have access to fresh foods.
That being said this is a major problem.
(Source: pambana)
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Notes Why the Happy Meal is a Crime and Not Just a Culinary One
