Food is a problem. Food is the solution. Many urban areas suffering from depression of the economy suffer from the lack of whole food, good foods. A liquor store and a vacant lot are alright. However, try to plant green gardens, so you don’t have to drive 45 minutes to buy something besides fast food or a dialysis treatment, and just hope the city doesn’t interfere.<\/p>\n
South Central Los Angeles is one of these food deserts — a place where all one can find is food stuffs that worsen one’s health. Where foods lack nutrition, and may not be food in the sense of\u00a0supplying the body with nutrients.<\/p>\n
Eat Drink Better<\/a><\/em> explains: “Food deserts<\/a>\u00a0are areas without access to healthy food, usually in poor, urban areas. Instead of grocery stores where you can pick up healthy fruits and veggies, the food options are fast food chain after fast food chain, maybe with some convenience stores thrown in.”<\/p>\n According to Ron Finley, a guerrilla gardener in South Central LA, gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do in the city. Mind you, in spite of the way the city is alright with vacant lots, blowing trash, and liquor stores, the city gave him a bit of trouble for simply growing food. For growing fresh, healthy,\u00a0juicy organic foods. For growing foods that children’s bones will grow with. Yes, that caused some trouble.<\/p>\n