Veggie Van takes on food deserts in Niagara County

Run by Cornell Cooperative Extension, the van brings fresh, local produce to communities with few other options for healthy and affordable food.

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“The term ‘healthy’ is notoriously difficult to define, much less regulate. Healthy is not a neutral one-size-fits-all concept, but a fraught term that has long been invoked to make moral judgments between good and bad, wholesome and corrupt, and healthy and unhealthy.”

Adrienne Bitar

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