Friday, November 28, 2014

Are You In a Food Desert? Find out.

A food desert is a geographic area where affordable and nutritious food is difficult to obtain, particularly for those without access to an automobile. 
Food deserts usually exist in rural areas and low-income communities.
Source: Wikipedia 


Find out if your community is in a food desert here.

What is Food Insecurity?

  1. food insecurity

    noun

    noun: food insecurity
      the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food:
      "more than 800 million people live every day with hunger or food insecurity as their constant companion"
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Did You Know? Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates than the U.S. national average 2011-2013

Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates than the U.S. national average of 14.6% 2011-2013 (note: Most are in the south):

  •  Arkansas 21.2%
  • Mississippi 21.1%
  • Texas 18.0%
  • Tennessee 17.4%
  • North Carolina 17.3%
  • Missouri 16.9%
  • Georgia 16.6%
  • Ohio 16.0% 
 Source: Feeding America
 

Hunger in America: Food Insecurity Fact 1

In 2013, 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children.
Source: Feeding America