Public health experts also weigh in and say the bill could create more problems than it solves.

Charitable efforts can only go so far in combating food insecurity, in part because food deserts persist in D.C., according to nonprofit leaders.

A point of sale app used at a mobile farm market in D.C. is providing critical information about purchasing choices.

Now here’s an interesting story from the Post — a group of residents in Temple Hills, Md. have started a campaign to inject some vibrancy into their business scene, and, as part of that effort, they’d like to open up a weekend farmers’ market in the parking lot of the Naylor Road Metro station. Good idea, right? Well, Metro isn’t too thrilled about it.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its Food Desert Locator, an online tool which can be used to identify which census tracts qualify as “food deserts.” According to the data, over 15,000 District residents live in such areas.