Making food deserts bloom takes more than just a baptism of kale

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By Nathanael JohnsonMar 25, 2014, 5:00 am21 pts
Fare and SquareIt took the nonprofit Philabundance to open a grocery store in Chester, Penn., but that’s just the first step in getting locals to eat better food. Last year Whole Foods built a new store in Detroit, to great acclaim and excitement. It deserved at least some of the attention: This was the first…

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