Food Deserts

After growing up on food stamps, Clark started a program that holds community dinners for families living in food deserts.

The south St. Petersburg neighborhood has been designated a federal food desert ever since a Walmart closed down seven years ago.

August marks Black Business Month, an annual celebration that can be traced back to 2004. St. Pete Youth Farm, a community farm that serves predominantly Black neighborhoods in south Pinellas County, is embodying the month's enterprising values by teaching young people how to be financially responsible.

A Hillsborough County public health initiative received a $50,000 grant this week as part of the national "Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge."The…

The hunger relief non-profit Feeding Northeast Florida is partnering with the KIPP charter schools in Jacksonville to set up a permanent food pantry on...

With two grocery stores set to close about 10 miles apart on Jacksonville’s Northwest side, some city officials are concerned residents won’t have...

Inside the kitchen at Bethel Community Baptist Church Boyzell Hosey and Samantha Wilson are battling for bragging rights.

Moffitt Cancer Center is pairing with the state to see if making fruits and vegetables available to children in areas with limited access to them can…

As part of Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience...

The promise of a new year often comes with a familiar resolution: eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and get healthy. But for the 23.5 million...

The fight against hunger is getting a high-tech edge. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was in Bradenton today to announce a new program to…

You know the saying about an apple a day keeping the doctor away. Now two USF students are hoping that “one apple” might help keep an entire neighborhood…