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U of M assistant professor of history Tracey Deutsch could help us find the answer. In her research on the history of supermarkets and food buying, Deutsch studies how supermarkets became part of American politics and culture and also important sources of food. Why, she asks her students, aren't fresh foods more available in poorer neighborhoods? Surprisingly, she has discovered that poorer neighborhoods used to have better access to fresh food than better-off ones, which were located farther from large produce markets. But that's all changed over the years. Remaking a world in which poor people can shop for fresh food again will take a lot of work along the supply and distribution chain, says Deutsch. But fresh food for all is doable. "There's no indication that poor neighborhoods are naturally places in which people don't want fruit and vegetables," she says. "Moreover, there's an increasing realization that the food you eat has an enormous impact on all the aspects of your life. There's a big will to make that change."
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