Birmingham
What is Food Access?
the degree of a community's accessibility to and affordability at food retailers
Magic City Harvest motto is to “End Waste, End _____.”
Hunger
Have you thought about this topic before this class?
?...?...?
What is the name of Alabama's second wealthiest ZIP code?
Mountain Brook
What is Food Injustice?
a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life
____ store populates mainly in low-income areas, provides junk food, and takes part in food inequality.
Dollar
Do you live in a food desert/apartheid?
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What percentage of Birmingham is affected by food apartheid?
69%
What is something we discussed that surprised you or got you thinking?
Why???
What is The Corner Market?
a 24-foot mobile grocery store equipped with freezers of meat, dairy, and fresh produce that serves on Wednesdays
Are there any other causes of food apartheid or injustice?
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What percent of Birmingham residents experience food insecurity?
70
What does lack of equity in farm subsidy programs cause?
Farmers of color being driven out of business
What is Supermarket Redlining?
the legal practice of not serving certain areas on the basis of non-economic criteria
Have you seen or do you know of other initiatives or solutions?
hmm...?