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Lost in a food desertNorth Dakotans with limited access to supermarkets or grocery stores have been living in a veritable “food desert,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state officials say things must change. By: Sean M. Soehren, The Dickinson Press
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North Dakotans with limited access to supermarkets or grocery stores have been living in a veritable “food desert,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state officials say things must change.
The USDA classification was developed to help expand the availability of nutritious food as part of First Lady Michele Obama’s initiative to address U.S. obesity. For an area to be deemed a food desert, one-third of — or more than 500 residents ­— must live more than 10 miles away from a fresh food source, such as a grocery market.Obama’s reasoning behind discovering food deserts is that if people do not have access to fresh foods, they are less likely to eat healthy.
“The idea is that it will be a map to determine if they are underserved, and that can be used to apply for funds,” said Shelly Ver Ploeg, USDA economist.
The USDA, along with the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, have been setting aside funding for the program.
Amidon resident Pat Getz, who lives in the Slope County “desert” and operates the Salvation Army food pantry, said rural residents have become accustomed to traveling for their food, but it would a benefit to have something closer.
“It would be wonderful to go down the street to get groceries,” she said, adding it would eliminate the 50-mile or 100-mile round trip she has to take now. “I think it would be much better if it was easier to get fresh food.”
The food pantry operates on donations and gets fresh foods from some local growers, she said, but a supermarket would allow for higher quality foods for the pantry.
Kenan Bullinger, director of the division of food and lodging for the North Dakota Department of Health, said 10 miles might not be a fair assessment of need.
“It is not unusual with the public being more mobile than they used to,” he |
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