How Stable, Affordable Housing Can Help Tackle Insecurity [howhousingmatters.org]
By Kimberly Burrowes, How Housing Matters, October 2, 2019 Farmers’ markets, community gardens, and fruit stands provide local residents access to healthy, affordable food in many neighborhoods. In areas with fewer grocery stores, farmers’ markets can help close the food access gap. But they don’t serve every neighborhood, and today, one in eight Americans experiences food insecurity—and they’re primarily from low-income households and communities of color. Although physical and mental...