Here’s How To Help The Buffalo Community Is Now In A Food Desert After The Shooting

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By admin ·Updated May 17, 2022

In the wake of the racially motivated mass shooting at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo on Saturday, May 14, the surviving community is now in a food desert. Food deserts are geo­graph­ic areas where res­i­dents have few to no con­ve­nient options for secur­ing afford­able and healthy foods—espe­cial­ly fresh fruits and veg­eta­bles.The Tops grocery store was a godsend to the area when it opened

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