When it Comes to Food Access, are Grocery Store Hours as Important as Location? #FoodNews
"New research takes on an overlooked aspect of the national conversation around food desserts: grocery store hours."
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mirasingh 8yr Hours are really important. Not everyone can get out of work to get food. This is also an issue with farmers markets and CSAs. Markets usually close at 5pm at the latest. I don't expect the farmer who has worked all day to stick around, but if it were open later, I would shop there more often. With CSAs, I've found that pick up times are usually in the afternoon, and I can't leave work to get my food. This definitely is a *first world* example, but if it's hard for someone like me who has access to good food, I can only imagine how difficult it is for more underserved communities. -
etsummer 8yr @mirasingh really good point. I feel the same way--I can't get to our closest farmers market before it closes (at 2pm!) during the week either. I would definitely shop there and more easily support local farmers if I could stop by on my way home from work!
One of my favorite food blogs does a monthly round-up of what's in season and recipes to make!
cookieandkate.com
Here's the June guide. All healthy and seasonal recipes, this is one of my favorite things to look at for kitchen inspiration at the start of each month.
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gingerandchorizo I love her blog too! :)
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katewilson love this blog as well!
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mirasingh Ooo! Kale guacamole!
Peeled some sweet potatoes for breakfast this morning and was rewarded with a lovely purple!
Love discovering all of the varieties found in produce. These ones are called Okinawa sweet potatoes.
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munchiemummy Until I shopped farmers markets I had no idea how many varieties of food are available. I grew up in a rural "food desert" where if we didn't grow it ourselves, the only supermarket was Walmart. I...
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Brianne Wow! 8 kinds of beets?! Yea I find the normal grocery stores just have the basics. I find a lot more interesting vegetables at the ethnic grocery stores. I doubt they are locally grown, but at...
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mirasingh I love purple potatoes - especially the ones that look normal on the outside.
In looove with all the ingredients used in Mexican cuisine I don't usually eat as much.
Squash blossoms, nopales, huitlacoche, etc. and not to mention all the chili peppers and salsas 😍
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carpe_deli Awww love this 😍
Enjoying the beautiful produce of Mexico!
I looove papaya but found it can be pretty polarizing. Any other papaya lovers?
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Udi My parents always called it "popo". I like.
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munchiemummy I always loved it as a kid in sickly sweet Italian style fruit salad. I don't think I've ever had it fresh, though, but if I found it available near me id love to give it a try!