New Monroe market will provide oasis in food desert
New Monroe market will provide oasis in food desert Sandy Libstorff An area is considered to be a food desert if the people do not have access to AFFORDABLE nutritious foods like fruits, vegetables and meat. Food deserts are most always located in areas of high poverty rates. One may think that Monroe does not have any food deserts due to the abundance of grocery stores available. But let’s look at this a little closer. Let’s go down to the east side of Monroe. First, let’s just say that the local store that sells alcohol, lottery tickets, tobacco products, junk food (and drugs in the p...
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