Access to organic, non-bioengineered food in inner-city neighborhoods
Resident says inner-city grocery stores mostly sell bioengineered foods and better options are far away, especially for those without transportation in Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Place ( my neighborhood ) —-Health and wellness. mostly all the grocery stores in the inner city sell foods that have bio engineered food ingredients. If you research, this is really bad for you. And our children. But it’s impossible to buy
Who it helps and why
Place ( my neighborhood ) —-Health and wellness. mostly all the grocery stores in the inner city sell foods that have bio engineered food ingredients. If you research, this is really bad for you. And our children. But it’s impossible to buy better food, especially if you don’t have transportation. Like Whole Foods is far from the inner city, and Trader Joe’s is far. I feel like Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury does not have a lot of access to organic foods.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 26, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Public Safety
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Food access
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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