A food desert is loosely defined as a district where residents have little or no access to supermarkets and nutritious food. The term has been around since the 1990s, but only recently has it become a buzzword, showing up in Michelle Obama’s campaign to end child obesity, and Senator Steve Cohen’s bill to bring supermarkets to underserved areas.
South Memphis is home to one of the city’s food deserts. Now, as part of the recently passed South Memphis Revitalization Action Plan (SoMe RAP), South Memphis will have its own farmers market — a positive step towards eliminating food deserts in Memphis.
