A volunteer effort to map all the food stores in Brooklyn, New York, is an example of two rising trends: citizen mapping and increasing scrutiny of urban Americans' access to healthy food. Would be great to work on similar projects here in Canada.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mapping-the-food-desert
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Ted Hildebrandt
Director of Social Planning
Community Development Halton
860 Harrington Court
Burlington, Ontario L7N 3N4 Canada
Phone: (905) 632-1975, (905) 878-0955
Fax: (905) 632-0778
Email: [hidden email]
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www.volunteerhalton.ca
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