
Food
City of Houston launches 100 Pantries in 100 Days to address food deserts
Posted on · Houston's food insecurity rate is 4% higher than the national average.
Posted on · Houston's food insecurity rate is 4% higher than the national average.
Posted on · Little Red Box Grocery opened a few months ago and sells around 450 items so far, including fresh fruits and vegetables, along with other things that you might expect at a larger store.
Posted on · While many Texas crops got flooded, one unconventional Houston farm was able to supply restaurants with fresh lettuce after Harvey
Posted on · Grit Grocery is a farmers market on wheels.
Posted on · Council Member Greg Travis opposed the deal because the area where it will be built is not officially a food desert.
Posted on · There are hundreds of children who might not have enough to eat if it weren't for a program at a local church.
Posted on · Hope Farms will bring fresh fruits and vegetables to the low-income community.
Posted on · Some low-income neighborhoods in Houston have long had limited or no easy access to grocery stores. Despite a push a few years back from both the White House and local officials, that situation hasn’t changed much. We talk with Houston Chronicle reporter John Harden, who’s compiled data on the current state of food deserts in […]
Posted on · It’s part of an effort to bring healthy food to a low-income neighborhood.
Posted on · Back in the summer of 2013, we examined food deserts in Houston – neighborhoods with a shortage of nearby access to fresh food. They tend to be in low income areas, where major grocery chains are sometimes unwilling or unable to open a store. The concern in 2013 was that 1 in 5 households in […]
Posted on · Back in the summer of 2013, we examined food deserts in Houston – neighborhoods with a shortage of nearby access to fresh food. They tend to be in low income areas, where major grocery chains are sometimes unwilling or unable to open a store. The concern in 2013 was that 1 in 5 households in […]
Posted on · Houston Mayor Annise Parker, health officials and Houston area chefs gathered at City Hall to announce the upcoming VegOut! Challenge. The initiative calls on Houstonians to eat 30 different vegetables in as many days. But is that easier said than done for some?
Posted on · Houston councilmembers are considering a policy change to address the issue of food deserts. The policy hinges on where alcohol can be sold.
Posted on · City officials say too many Houstonians don't have access to fresh food in their neighborhoods and they're looking at ways to bring supermarkets into underserved communities. The city says it's an issue of both economic development and public health.
Posted on · The City of Houston is trying to take a new approach to a problem known as food deserts — places where healthy food is difficult to obtain. Instead of waiting for grocers to decide where to build stores, city officials want to recruit retailers into certain neighborhoods.