People living in food deserts can also explore local farmers' markets in the area. Food co-ops, and growing personal food in community gardens are other possible options.

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Jacksonville's community gardens movement expands to create 'aGROWhoods,' providing locally grown produce and addressing food ...

Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting our saguaros and our homes in danger.

Food deserts are often, but not always ... The median income in Texas is $73,035. Other fast-growing communities face similar concerns. The newly opened Magnolia Ridge community in Magnolia ...

But that’s just one… As the government highlights the growing health risks of childhood obesity, Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Mississippi Delta on how so-called "food deserts" keep some ...