Community organizations have creative solutions to food deserts in Chicago

A West-Side startup grocer and nonprofit farm are stepping up to fill the need for affordable and healthy food in disinvested communities.

By Marie Mendoza
Englewood Whole Foods
The entrance of the Whole Foods at 63rd and Halsted streets in the Englewood neighborhood is pictured in this 2017 file photo. Whole Foods has announced that the store will be closing "in the coming months." WBEZ News
Englewood Whole Foods
The entrance of the Whole Foods at 63rd and Halsted streets in the Englewood neighborhood is pictured in this 2017 file photo. Whole Foods has announced that the store will be closing "in the coming months." WBEZ News

Community organizations have creative solutions to food deserts in Chicago

A West-Side startup grocer and nonprofit farm are stepping up to fill the need for affordable and healthy food in disinvested communities.

By Marie Mendoza
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After a string of grocery store closings across the South and West sides of Chicago, many residents have been left with no choice but to travel outside of their neighborhoods to get groceries. But two community organizations are working to change that.

Reset learns more about the fight for access to healthy and affordable foods in areas with limited options.

GUESTS: Liz Abunaw, founder and owner of Forty Acres Fresh Market

Laurell Sims, co-CEO of Urban Growers Collective