Information and Statistics on Food Deserts
There is a need for help in food deserts. There are already numerous people trying to help those affected. Take for example Ron Finley. He and his organization are able to create community gardens on the street side land to help give healthy food to the organization. There are also liquor stores in food deserts being transformed to healthy food marts, and Hank’s Liquor market had tripled its revenue since switching. This shows that not only is there a need for healthy food in low income areas, but there is a burgeoning demand and market for it too. According to USDA, South L.A. is an area in Los Angeles that has low access to supermarkets and farmers markets. South L.A. is also an area that has many fast food restaurants and unhealthy food places. This map shows the amazing amount of low income places in South L.A. that have low access to supermarkets and healthy food and essentially live in food deserts.
Here are a few statistics and pieces of information about food deserts:
According to Earl Lui. Hank’s Mini Market transformed from as liquor store to a healthy food store, and it tripled its revenue. This fact displays the need for healthy food is in high demand in food deserts, in this case South Central.
(Hank's Mini Market after renovations) ------->
South Central has low access to quality and fresh food and would be considered a food desert (2). The USDA estimates that 23.5 million people in the U.S. are living in food deserts. The USDA defines food deserts as living more than one mile from a supermarket in suburban or urban areas, or more than 10 miles in rural areas.
According to Michael Tortorello, in Pittsburgh, a $10,000 project to make a community garden and a couple jobs led to a $10,000,000 grant to help build affordable housing in that area. This displays that our project can lead to opportunities for impoverished communities which are also food deserts.
According to Leann Weintraub of The L.A. Daily News, experts found that if the prices of healthy and unhealthy foods studied were altered by 10 percent, an estimated 23,000 deaths per year could be prevented. This shows that if we examine the prices of different foods we could come up with a solution that targets socioeconomic challenged communities in Los Angeles.
Here are a few statistics and pieces of information about food deserts:
According to Earl Lui. Hank’s Mini Market transformed from as liquor store to a healthy food store, and it tripled its revenue. This fact displays the need for healthy food is in high demand in food deserts, in this case South Central.
(Hank's Mini Market after renovations) ------->
South Central has low access to quality and fresh food and would be considered a food desert (2). The USDA estimates that 23.5 million people in the U.S. are living in food deserts. The USDA defines food deserts as living more than one mile from a supermarket in suburban or urban areas, or more than 10 miles in rural areas.
According to Michael Tortorello, in Pittsburgh, a $10,000 project to make a community garden and a couple jobs led to a $10,000,000 grant to help build affordable housing in that area. This displays that our project can lead to opportunities for impoverished communities which are also food deserts.
According to Leann Weintraub of The L.A. Daily News, experts found that if the prices of healthy and unhealthy foods studied were altered by 10 percent, an estimated 23,000 deaths per year could be prevented. This shows that if we examine the prices of different foods we could come up with a solution that targets socioeconomic challenged communities in Los Angeles.