Food for Thought
Washington Park’s food landscape is a strange combination of corner stores selling “walking tacos” to ultra-aware eateries such as Amaranth Café. A Pick’n Save grocery store provides local residents with produce and soda. Community gardens are popping up every few blocks, giving neighbors a chance to connect with their food. Is this neighborhood classifiable as a “food desert”? If not, what is it? BLC field school investigated.
Some Washington Park residents share their opinion:
Richardson, a long-term resident of the neighborhood, describes his steps towards resolving the food situation of Washington Park.
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Judith Howden talks about cooking, food traditions, and examines how corner stores have evolved over time.
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Neighborhood residents discuss where they purchase prepared food.
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Further reading: Attracting Supermarkets to Inner-City Neighborhoods: Economic Development Outside the Box, Economic Development Quarterly
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