America’s food system is making us sick and deepening inequalities: Federal crop subsidies make junk food cheap; poor communities are often stranded in food deserts labor laws allow low wages for farm and food service workers.

To combat these challenges, cities are experimenting with new ways to promote public health and economic opportunity by transforming the way food is grown, distributed and consumed.

This week, the Union of Concerned Scientists highlighted five such programs in five cities around the country. The new report, “Fixing Food,” applauds Oakland, Memphis, Louisville, Baltimore and Minneapolis for their efforts to decrease food insecurity and increase healthy options.

Read more at: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/five-cities-food-justice-american-food-...