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Category Archives: food deserts
food environment & food choice conference
I spent the last few days listening to current research on how the food environment influences food choices; the conference was held at Tufts University, and was co-sponsored by the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and the European Association of … Continue reading
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is healthy food really more expensive? (wonkish)
Whew. Another semester is just about over (only 20 more papers to read!). But I am back! The Economic Research Service plans to release a report (later today, I think) on how to measure prices of healthy food, and I … Continue reading
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hearings on healthy food initiatives, local production, and nutrition
Congressional hearings provide a fascinating insight into how different groups are thinking about specific issues. The testimonies are usually interesting examples that present specific stakeholder viewpoints. For this reason, I read hearings whenever possible. The recent hearings on healthy food … Continue reading
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food access on the ground: shopping in a food desert
Back to the food access assignments just completed by my food systems students, where today’s topic is what they observed in the stores in food deserts. They shopped in food deserts in Harlem (Manhattan) and different parts of Brooklyn. Common … Continue reading
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Investigating food access on the ground: dollars and cents
My Food Systems students just turned in their assignments on food access in New York City (ahem, I meant to say they turned the assignments in 2 weeks ago, and I am finally able to synthesize what they found). There … Continue reading
Access to healthy food in Manhattan, NY
I am attending the American Public Health Association conference, where yesterday I presented some early findings of my research on access to healthy food in Manhattan. While the work is preliminary, it shows there is clustering in the availability of … Continue reading
farmers markets in Manhattan, NY
I have been under the assumption that farmers markets are a way to bring fresh produce to neighborhoods that are located in urban food deserts. Questioning our assumptions is critical to understanding what is actually going on. The best way … Continue reading
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