The five thousand residents of Pigtown live in a ‘food desert’. There are no stores that sell anything with an expiration date shorter than a year. The fourteen infamous corner stores predominantly sell products that are either high in sugar or fat. The lack of healthy nutrition creates major health issues in this lower income neighborhood. This situation is far from ‘just’. During this…
The five thousand residents of Pigtown live in a ‘food desert’. There are no stores that sell anything with an expiration date shorter than a year. The fourteen infamous corner stores predominantly sell products that are either high in sugar or fat. The lack of healthy nutrition creates major health issues in this lower income neighborhood. This situation is far from ‘just’. During this semester long design studio, I have established a statement within the search for a ‘Just City’. In a neighborhood where a lot of people don’t have enough money to cover their monthly expenses, worrying about getting access to the right form of nutrition should be their least concern. That is why I propose The Pigtown Food Hub, an alternative view on providing healthy and locally grown produce for the people of Pigtown.