food deserts

The Grocery Box in Steubenville offers local fresh food to the downtown area. The USDA hopes to fund similar operations through the state.

Ohio cities and small towns are pushing back against dollar store expansions. Canton is the latest to enact a temporary bans against the discount stores.

Mahoning Food Access Initiative hopes to increase Youngstown residents’ access to fresh, healthy foods by teaching them how to grow it themselves. It hopes it will give people more power over what goes on their plate.

There’s a bill in the Ohio legislature that’s meant to help people who live in food deserts - urban areas where they can’t readily access fresh foods. The…

State officials are teaming up with business leaders to bring more fresh food to low-income and underserved areas. Advocates say too many Ohioans,…