[Magdalen] 21.5 stone...ugh

[Roger Stokes]

On 23/11/2015 22:31, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> How many of you are familiar with the phrase "food desert". It is used 
> a lot here in parts of  the city of Houston and some of the poorer 
> outlying areas (to be designated as such so as not to confuse with the 
> wealthy outlying areas, that are actually incorporated within the 
> city  so they can 'call their own shots').
>
> For the unaware a food desert is an area where there are NO 
> traditional grocery stores of any kind except a corner convenience 
> store or one associated with a gas station. Not a small family owned 
> grocery store, not a branch of a local or national chain - no grocery 
> stores that can be walked to (say a 2 mile distance).

That's a fair hike particularly if, as some will, you have a child in a 
stroller.  2 miles there and 2 miles back with your groceries - not 
easy.  At least on this small island most people, even in the 
countryside, can get a bus into town - even if it only runs once or 
twice a week.  In some places they have set up community shops which is 
open at set times.  Orders can be placed and the groceries fetched by 
someone with a car and non-perishables can be bought off the shelf.

Roger