The community of Cairo, Illinois, once a food desert, welcomed its new market last year with balloons and cheers. But the store is struggling — exposing problems with the programs set up to help.
I kinda think it would have been a better investment if they created some sort of local farm, of some kind.
It doesn’t help with name brand products, but it would give the community fresh food, some employment, and some extra revenue. Dry goods and other products are deliverable, and much of it is not required for survival. I mean we are talking food deserts.
They could experiment with which farming techniques would be better suited to carry us into out changing climate. Maybe become a model for other farms to follow.
I kinda think it would have been a better investment if they created some sort of local farm, of some kind.
It doesn’t help with name brand products, but it would give the community fresh food, some employment, and some extra revenue. Dry goods and other products are deliverable, and much of it is not required for survival. I mean we are talking food deserts.
They could experiment with which farming techniques would be better suited to carry us into out changing climate. Maybe become a model for other farms to follow.