Food Deserts

The Grocery Box in Steubenville offers local fresh food to the downtown area. The USDA hopes to fund similar operations through the state.

With funding from the city of Columbus, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Columbus Next Generation Corporation and a couple nonprofits, the Linden Fresh Food Market now provides free food and pharmacy access to residents who qualify.

An Ohio State University study indicates existing disparities in access to food only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Cincinnati man is on a mission to plant 100 orchards in the next decade as a way to help feed people in food deserts. WVXU recently visited his first...

When a tornado tore through Old North Dayton on Memorial Day, one of the buildings destroyed was the neighborhood's last affordable, full-service...

Delivery service could make it easier to access fresh, healthy food in these areas, a study finds. It lends support to a pilot program that lets people pay for these groceries with food stamps.

Over 11% of U.S. households worry about running out of food and rationing what they have. Meanwhile, 2 in 5 adults are obese. Research suggests the links between the two are stronger than we think.

The Old North Dayton Neighborhood Association is organizing a new effort to transport residents to nearby grocery stores after a tornado ripped apart...