http://www.theroot.com/views/black-folks-green-thumbs
Sunday, June 14, 2009
politics, race/poverty and urban farming
"A recent study in New York City found that in underserved black and Latino areas, shoppers had to travel 20 blocks before finding produce for sale...the story is similar in Oakland, Detroit and Tampa. And even in small towns, black residents often have to go to the “white side of town” to find decent fresh food."
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