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Housing Demand Threatens Local Food Supply in Hudson Valley

June 2, 2016 by Suzanne Bohan Leave a Comment

This New York Times article describes a familiar dilemma for farming regions near booming urban areas. Marin County – immediately north of San Francisco – dealt with this threat in part by forming the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. The Trust helped keep two-thirds of the county open space and in agriculture such as ranching, dairy, … READ MORE

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: food deserts, Local food

Street vendors furtively do business in Los Angeles

February 16, 2013 by Suzanne Bohan Leave a Comment

We first saw this street vendor standing next to his cart in South Los Angeles one hot afternoon last summer. Someone was purchasing one of the frozen desserts he sold from his bike/street cart, keeping it cold with dry ice. He was leery, though, when Rudy Espinoza and I approached him, but still lifted a … READ MORE

Filed Under: Health, Health disparities, South Los Angeles Tagged With: food deserts, South Los Angeles, Street vendors

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