Food deserts may not matter that much
Demand, not supply, looks like the key to healthier eating
ON WEDNESDAYS, Saturdays and Sundays in Santa Monica, a wealthy ocean-front city next to Los Angeles, residents toting canvas bags stock up on organic kale, locally caught seafood and exotic grains at farmers’ markets. If they cannot find the type of carrot or kumquat they are after among the tented stands, they can round out their shopping at the half-dozen grocery stores within a few miles of them.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “A desert mirage”
United States March 10th 2018
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- It make sense for Amazon to build its second HQ near Washington
- Conor Lamb is likely to lose PA-18
- New York’s gargantuan development is shifting its centre westward
- Food deserts may not matter that much
- Heroin in Philadelphia
- Jared Kushner appears to be in trouble
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