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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Do we really think Anacostia is buying fresh kale and seasonal asparagus? [/b]

Grocery stores in difficult neighborhoods were wiped out because of theft and no one buying fresh food anyway.

The food desert exists because there's no demand for fresh, nutritious food that requires some cooking and preparation. It's a cultural problem in some communities. Not an access problem. A fast food junk food culture doesn't disappear just because you can buy broccoli on the next block. [/quote]

You know, they do have full grocery stores and farmers markets in Anacostia. When people make statements like this without having actually been to a neighborhood or Ward, it is just ignorance at play. Does that mean everyone living in wards 7 and 8 are eating well? No, of course not, but that doesn't mean there isn't access to fresh foods there. Are people living an Appalachia eating fresh foods? Probably not, all they have are Dollar General and fast food places.[/quote]

Ignorance is a generous way to describe it[/quote]

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