"Jicama in the 'hood"

Our friend Tracie McMillan writes in Salon about "food deserts" -- areas that lack fresh (not to mention local and organic) produce, typically in poor, urban neighborhoods -- and what's being done to fix of them:

The sheer lack of quality food in low-income neighborhoods is bringing some unlikely colleagues to the foodie pioneers' table. Spurred by concerns equal parts public health and fiscal prudence, a burgeoning movement of politicians, lawyers and advocates -- and the occasional retail developer or small business owner -- is leading a charge to improve access to better food among the nation's poor. In doing so, they are infusing public policy with a notion traditionally considered a luxury: That fresher, higher-quality food is worth some trouble.

Read the entire article "Jicama in the 'hood" here.