Credit: Yehyun Kim / CT Mirror Food deserts are census tract areas in which ... take the initiative to add commercial areas to the map after the initial creation of the zoning map.

Here is a map of the areas of Connecticut that are considered food deserts: Food stamps, handled by the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, have long provided financial ...

When Patty Allegra-Babcock wants to use her food ... desert. For years, the absence of incentives or a state office dedicated to food insecurity left community markets to fill the gap. Connecticut ...