From Food Desert to Food Forest

What is a food forest?

• a rural area where farmers only grow one type of crop, so there’s no food variety

• an urban area where people have to travel more than a mile to find fresh, healthy food

• a desert where the air is extremely dry and hot so it is hard to grow fresh, healthy food

• an area that only has fresh, healthy food available, but no fast food options

What solution did the City of Atlanta come up with for the problem of urban food deserts?

• They decided to build a “food forest” in Atlanta.

• They decided to stop selling McDonald’s in Atlanta.

• They decided to build a new grocery store in Atlanta.

• They decided to start teaching people about the food pyramid.

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Local community members helped decide how the new food forest would be built.

What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• “The planners from Trees Atlanta expect the trees to grow large enough to produce fruit in about five years.”

• “That means the people who live there have to travel more than a mile in an urban area to reach a supply of healthy, fresh foods.”

• “Partner groups and city planners met with community members and got input about what people wanted in their new park.”

• “A regular forest has many layers. The top layer is the canopy, which refers to the branches of trees that are the highest and visible from farther away.”

How could the food forest change the lives of people who live in the community?

• It will make it harder for community members to decide what food to eat, so they might get irritated or confused.

• It will make it more expensive for community members to eat healthy and fresh foods, which will make them less healthy.

• It will make it easier for community members to get exercise, which will make them more physically fit.

• It will make it easier for community members to eat healthy and fresh foods, which will make them healthier.

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What is the main idea of this text?

• Pawpaw fruit is not often found in grocery stores, but it is a sweet fruit that tastes like banana custard mixed with mango.

• A regular forest has many layers, including a canopy at the top, smaller trees, vines, bushes, plants, and plant roots.

• A food forest in Atlanta, Georgia was built to make it easier for community members to eat healthy, fresh foods.

• A food desert is an urban area where residents must walk more than a mile in order to find fresh, healthy food to eat.

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