There are 9 article(s) tagged food desert:

• December 2023

  • Lettuce help: Community gardeners bring know-how to bridge food gap

    A new generation of community gardeners is helping Memphis overcome food insecurity with urban farms and lessons in growth. 

    By Keely Brewer December 03, 2023

• May 2023

  • Miles away, years apart: When geography impacts destiny, everything plays a part

    The almost 20-year difference between estimated life expectancies across Shelby County is a product of differences in food, education, crime rates and access to all sorts of resources. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 02, 2023

• October 2022

  • The Works’ mobile grocery hits the streets in North Memphis

    A local nonprofit’s mobile grocery store launched its first service on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Klondike neighborhood of North Memphis.

    By Joshua Carlucci October 13, 2022

• September 2021

  • Letters to the Editor: Bill would lower costs for supermarkets in food deserts

    Passing this bill would help bring food, jobs and economic opportunities to Binghampton and to the 20 million people around the country who lack access to fresh food.

    By Letters to the Editor September 27, 2021

  • What Binghampton’s Save A Lot experiment taught us about food deserts

    Neighborhood residents in North and South Memphis have endured the loss of grocers in recent years, leaving them with a yet another challenge to endure. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 22, 2021

• July 2021

  • ‘Resource the Block’ wellness program debuts at area parks

    This weekend’s events at Glenview Park and Douglass Park featured workouts, fresh produce giveaways, and health and wellness consultations. Three more gatherings are planned in August.

    By Michael Waddell July 26, 2021

  • MATA: Come on and take a free ride

    Through a partnership with Whole Child Strategies, Memphis Area Transit Authority offers Klondike and Smokey City residents bus rides each Tuesday and Saturday to nearby locations where healthful food is available.

    By Omer Yusuf July 25, 2021

• March 2021

  • Memphis nonprofit shifts vision to feed children in pandemic

    Raleigh nonprofit For The Kingdom serves about 600 dinner meals five days a week through its Feed the Block program. The hope is this program will address food insecurity among children in the neighborhood.

    By Omer Yusuf March 18, 2021

• October 2020

  • Efforts to bring grocery to Downtown/South City fail

    A developer has given up — for now — on a two-year effort to recruit a grocery store to serve South City in an otherwise comprehensive, $227 million project to improve the quality of life in the economically distressed neighborhood.

    By Tom Bailey October 18, 2020