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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: America's 'food apartheid'

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America's 'food apartheid'

29/04/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, America's 'food apartheid'

Life without easy access to affordable, fresh food in Albany and St. Louis

Life without easy access to affordable, fresh food in Albany and St. Louis.

Millions of Americans live in so-called ‘food deserts’ - areas where it’s hard to access fresh affordable food. For people who aren’t able to travel to other neighbourhoods to do their food shopping, this might mean microwave meals bought from the local gas station are the only way to feed themselves. Emily Thomas meets two people who live in areas where fresh food is hard to come by in Albany, NY State and St Louis, Missouri. They explain why they reject the term food desert in favour of ‘food apartheid’ - which they say addresses the food system in its entirety, including race.

(Picture: two shopping trollies with food, credit: Getty/BBC)

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Contributors:
Tyrean Lewis, Founder and CEO of Heru Urban Farming
Roni Minter

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