Food Deserts

The USDA estimates that more than 30% of Southeast Raleigh residents live more than a mile from a supermarket. As one woman works to revive a community market, others in the area grow their own produce to boost community health.

A new study shows that healthy food options are limited in the communities around each of the state’s 10 historically Black colleges and universities.…

For years health experts have been touting the benefits of sitting down at the dinner table for a family meal. The tradition of a big Sunday dinner after…

For years health experts have been touting the benefits of sitting down at the dinner table for a family meal. The tradition of a big Sunday dinner after…

Five days a week and twice on Saturdays, a 26-foot-long truck filled with food stops at various schools in Guilford County.Families arrive by car and by…

For close to two decades, Richard Joyner fought to get away from the farms of Pitt County, North Carolina. He grew up in a family of sharecroppers and…

For close to two decades, Richard Joyner fought to get away from the farms of Pitt County, North Carolina. He grew up in a family of sharecroppers and…

Millennials like to think that they eat healthier than their parents. But new research shows they still aren't eating the recommended servings of fruits…

North Carolina has more trouble putting food on the table than most other states, according to a nonprofit anti-hunger organization.A report from the Food…

Inmates at seven North Carolina prisons have grown 16,250 pounds of fresh produce for local food banks and soup kitchens since the Combating Hunger…