The Causes Of Urban Food Deserts

There is an overwhelming amount of techniques around the U.S., that are focused on affecting the lives of the poors. Throughout history, the actions of the government and private companies have changed and transformed what is society today. These policies were redlining, racial covenants, blockbusting, contract buying, and white flight. The causes of urban food desert were because of the practices used. The racism and discrimination of the past is what made those actions happened. People might say there is no discrimination happening today, but they do not realise that there is still discrimination. The government created the ghettos and the conditions people live in today. They set the tones of how people live today and why there is so much …show more content…
Food Deserts were created between 1960s and 1970’s, when the white flight occurred. This was when white middle class families moved to live in the suburbs and the grocery stores followed them on the process. Food deserts are not good for the low-income communities because it has a huge effect on their health. There are not many or hardly in cases grocery stores in the needed communities. Most of the grocery stores are far away and most people do not have the luxury of fast transportation. Due to not having a car or because of the government 's cut on public transportation, the families are stuck on buying from what is offered around them. If these families cannot get to the grocery store their only options are convenience stores and liquor stores. These stores do not offer the best food for someone 's health and “ Children (end up) growing up in families trapped in food desert zip codes are at risk of becoming obese and developing early hypertension and full-blown high blood pressure that can lead to types 2 diabetes heart disease” ( Edelman 27). Thankfully in 1994, people decided to not let this problem continue. When South Central was given 5.4-hectares of land, the people were the creators of the biggest garden in the nation with this land provided by the government. They created a huge garden to have fresh food near them because most of the groceries stores were not in reach. Approximately 300 or more families got their own piece of land to grow their own product such as vegetables, fruits and even herbs.The garden produced fresh and organic fruits for the people and those that wanted food from this location. It was not just a garden to the families, but something that money could not buy for them. They had seen it grow and had made improvements, for throughout 13