Junk food is ubiquitous. It is literally everywhere; in gas
stations, convenience stores and coin machines. Everywhere you go you’ll find Fritos,
Doritos, Tostitos and Cheetos. Actual food can be a lot more difficult to
locate, especially if you live in a food desert. A food desert is an area where
grocers and farmer’s markets are rare or nonexistent. Don’t think that’s a
problem? Imagine living ten miles from the nearest orange or celery. Now
imagine you don’t have a car. Food deserts are one reason we’re seeing a return
of Victorian diseases like scurvy and rickets. To fight this trend, med student
Jeremy Goss and recent graduates Tej Azad and Colin Dowling have founded the
St. Louis MetroMarket, the area's first mobile farmers’ market. They’ve
refitted a retired Metro bus like a rolling grocery store. They regularly fill it with fresh locally grown fruit, vegetables,
meat, bread and dairy, drive it to the inner city, and voilà! A portable oasis!
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