Entry #6: Food Deserts still drying out the villages

Now a days during my English class, we continue to talk about the farming, how people grow their crops, how they treat their animals, whats the problem now in the farming community, and lastly how we as a nation can fix it. However, what caught my attention the most was the term "Food Deserts". Food deserts are  urban cities that have grocery stores but low on fresh product and mostly have caned vegetables. Its was something I have never heard of or knew existed. Once known to me it makes think that how could this be? all of the United States should be up to date already. It was naive to think that.

As thinking about the Food Deserts, It occurred to me that Native Americans also have food deserts where they live on the reservation and with in the cities too.

There are places like Farmington, that still have convenience stores, and a swap meet that are more closer to their home than an actual store like Walmart and Albersons. The stores have very less produce and more cans and junk food. Not only is it inconvenient and not an actual store, it has a lot of junk food making it unhealthy eating for younger and elder Native Americans. 

Its something that the Navajo Nation President needs to make up its a conversation starter. Especially, if we as Native American believe to treat the elders with the most respect. 

Continuing on to the food deserts, It is a problem that need to be fixed. It would have been easier if the people can grow their own produce, however do to most of the people who live along side the river, they are not capable to do so. The river is in very bad shape, its toxin and have junk in there. The river water had been absorbed into the land next to it and continued to neighboring homes, because of that there is no way to properly grow a garden unless it would be in pots. Plus it gets very hot to the point it would be hard to maintain. There goes most of the produce that could have ben grown to eat. 

It makes me sad to think that there is no way to help the markets and the people to get proper nutrition. Thankfully there have been added stored like Walmart that was built closer for now most people.