One of Denver’s poorest, most diverse neighborhoods was a food desert. Until now.
Jennifer Brown4:02 AM MDT on Nov 3, 2021 Residents of Sun Valley have had to travel miles by car or bus to get to a real grocery store. Then came Decatur Fresh Market, a government-subsidized store full of fresh produce and international spices. When Selena Ramirez was growing up, shopping for groceries was an hours-long […]
A New Grocery Store Aims to Address Food Access Issues in Sun Valley
The project, Decatur Fresh, opens November 2 on the ground floor of Denver Housing Authority’s Gateway South building. BY MEREDITH SELLOctober 29, 2021 Food access—or rather, inaccess—is a longstanding problem in Sun Valley. The new home to Meow Wolf Denver has been described as both a food desert and food swamp, similar ideas that refer to, respectively, lack […]
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