Comments on: New York Moves to Grow Markets in Food Deserts http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/05/new-york-moves-to-grow-markets-in-food-deserts/ Celebrating local sustainable food, educating consumers on food-related issues and working to build community through food. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Food Deserts are Turning Green | Sustainable Table http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/05/new-york-moves-to-grow-markets-in-food-deserts/comment-page-1/#comment-268232 Food Deserts are Turning Green | Sustainable Table Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:59:19 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2997#comment-268232 [...] too long ago I wrote a blog about “Food Deserts” and what New York City was doing to stop them. That blog contained positive news about programs such [...] [...] too long ago I wrote a blog about “Food Deserts” and what New York City was doing to stop them. That blog contained positive news about programs such [...]

]]> By: geetha http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/05/new-york-moves-to-grow-markets-in-food-deserts/comment-page-1/#comment-268124 geetha Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:17:41 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2997#comment-268124 Fast- food restaurants have forever preyed on the weakest, children and the low- income tier of consumers. It is becoming increasingly hard for parents to monitor their children's eating habits as restaurants like McDonald's tactfully situate their venues within close proximity to schools while using aggressive child- marketing strategies. They have also recognized siting restaurants in low- income neighbourhoods is also a safe way for building life-long clientele. Government forces need to stop subsidizing corn and rather promoting more healthy programs like FRESH! http://valuethemeal.blogspot.com/ Fast- food restaurants have forever preyed on the weakest, children and the low- income tier of consumers.

It is becoming increasingly hard for parents to monitor their children’s eating habits as restaurants like McDonald’s tactfully situate their venues within close proximity to schools while using aggressive child- marketing strategies.

They have also recognized siting restaurants in low- income neighbourhoods is also a safe way for building life-long clientele. Government forces need to stop subsidizing corn and rather promoting more healthy programs like FRESH!

http://valuethemeal.blogspot.com/

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