South Bronx ‘Food Desert’ Gets Fresh Oasis

Fresh produce is now just a walk away for some South Bronx residents. Western Beef is the first supermarket to open with assistance from the city’s (FRESH) program.
South Bronx ‘Food Desert’ Gets Fresh Oasis
Ivan Pentchoukov
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/darryl-strawberryl-.JPG" alt="FRESH STRAWBERRIES: Mets great Darryl Strawberry, flanked by little leaguers, speaks at the opening of a Western Beef supermarket in South Bronx on Thursday. The store was built with incentives by the city to bring fresh food to an area designated as a 'food desert.' (Ivan Pentchoukov/The Epoch Times)" title="FRESH STRAWBERRIES: Mets great Darryl Strawberry, flanked by little leaguers, speaks at the opening of a Western Beef supermarket in South Bronx on Thursday. The store was built with incentives by the city to bring fresh food to an area designated as a 'food desert.' (Ivan Pentchoukov/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1798768"/></a>
FRESH STRAWBERRIES: Mets great Darryl Strawberry, flanked by little leaguers, speaks at the opening of a Western Beef supermarket in South Bronx on Thursday. The store was built with incentives by the city to bring fresh food to an area designated as a 'food desert.' (Ivan Pentchoukov/The Epoch Times)
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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