For those of us in the Lowell Food Security Coalition, this article from the Boston Globe is not news. However, it just confirms what we are working towards with the community food assessment.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/03/07/shortage_of_grocers_plagues_mass_cities/?p1=Local_Links
Indeed, as Lowell is mentioned as being one of the cities most in need:
ReplyDelete"in some cities, such as Lowell and Fitchburg, the number of supermarkets would need to double to be in line with the national average."