United States | A desert mirage

Food deserts may not matter that much

Demand, not supply, looks like the key to healthier eating

Desertification in action
|LOS ANGELES

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.

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