Reading- Food Deserts

Readings and Annotations-2 Point Scale

2 Points- Meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the assignment

Minimum Requirements for this 2 page summary (approx. 700 words):

-Cover Page (see example annotation)

-Citation at the top:

Childs, J. & Lewis, L. (2012). Food Deserts and a Southwest Community of Baltimore City, Food, Culture & Society, 15:3, 395-414.

-Introduce the article

-3 cited quotations that stood out to you, what did the text say that you found insightful or important

-What did you learn?

Reading- Food Deserts Answer

         The article studies the Cherry Hill community’s access to food, particularly nutritious and healthy food. Cherry Hill in Baltimore is characterized as a suburban area highly populated by lower-income neighborhood. The researchers examine the factors affecting the people’s access to healthy food. These include surveying local stores within and near Cherry Hill and examining their inventories, inquiring people about the factors affecting food purchases in Cherry Hill, and surveying the food most available in Cherry Hill.  The results are analyzed in conjunction with the characteristics of a “food desert