Food Deserts

Not all of the food at Operation Food Search one evening last December was going to needy families.Rather, some were appetizers to be paired with wine and…

An eye-catching retrofitted bus rolled onto an empty lot in St. Louis’ near north side Saturday to offer up fresh produce and the ingredients for sweet…

A retrofitted city bus full of fresh local food is slated to roll into the JeffVanderLou neighborhood of north St. Louis this July.The mobile farmers’…

Last week, Schnucks announced it was closing its store on Grand Boulevard in north St. Louis. The closure adds to the "food desert" in that part of the…

The business district of the Old North neighborhood, near 14th Street and St. Louis Ave., is still a work in progress. New enterprises include a pet shop…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2013 - It’s unusual for two supermarkets to open in St. Louis only months apart in or near…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: It’s unusual for two supermarkets to open in St. Louis only months apart in or near neighborhoods…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 30, 2013: Yvette Batey was among those who showed up Saturday to shop at a new food co-op…

According to the Food and Drug Administration, the definition for the term "food desert" is "urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: In spite of the Saturday morning chill, customers began lining up early in front of Crown Candy…