It would help them the most -- getting rid of grocery stores that sell low quality, sugary mass produced foods and going back to local micro farmers markets is in what form of reality a bad thing?
You seem to be reductive.
people need affordable supermarkets. this isn't complicated, it's unfortunately just not very profitable to serve these people.
Really, truly what I'm saying is true. For people who don't even have a grocery store, I think things like community gardens (a garden that is shared between a block of neighbors) is a perfectly scalable, healthy and affordable solution.
That's largely bunk - the definition of a 'food desert' is far from what the media would have you believe:
"In the U.S., a food desert consists of a low income census tract residing at least 0.5 miles in urban areas ... from the large grocery store."
Living 0.6 miles from a grocery store != not having a grocery store....
Traveling over a mile to a grocery store is a big deal for somebody without a car -- especially if they're elderly, disabled, or have children.
1. http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/usda-defi...