food desert

With Farmer’s Market To-Go, Alena Joling wants to not only decrease food waste, but also to help support farmers in the off-season.

A pay-what-you-can café in the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, relies on locally grown and donated produce. It’s a model its creators believe can be easily replicated.

Grocery stores tend to be scarce in some of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods. People may have to travel miles to buy fresh produce, meat and dairy…

Milwaukee has a number of neighborhoods that lack easy access to grocery stores. An end is in sight for one of these food deserts. Pete’s Fruit Market…

For most of us, going to the local supermarket with a wide selection of healthy choices is just part of our routine.But if you are poor, making a decision…

There are many neighborhoods in Milwaukee that lack easy access to grocery stores. Near West Side Partners and Marquette University have launched The…

For most kids, summer is the best time of year: school’s out, the sun is shining and days are free and open. But for many little ones in and around Milwaukee, summer also means less stability, particularly when it comes to food. That’s why community groups have stepped in to provide meals when school cafeterias close.

A low-income neighborhood on Milwaukee's near north side turns a corner Friday. Residents and planners are celebrating the grand opening of the Innovation…

Mobile food pantries target neighborhoods classified as food deserts by bringing residents fresh produce and meat. They have been roving around the…

While malnutrition might occur for different reasons in sub-Saharan Africa than it does in Milwaukee, there are some similarities in the approaches being…