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Bloomington, Indiana-based Cook Medical is investing $2.5 million to build a grocery store in the Indianapolis neighborhood where it is planning to open a new manufacturing facility. The company plans to let two local residents own and operate the store once it opens next year.

An ordinance sponsored by Columbus City Councilwoman Priscilla Tyson would let urban gardeners sell their fresh produce in their own neighborhood. Tyson says this makes it more convenient for residents living in food deserts.

Delivery service could make it easier to access fresh, healthy food in these areas, a study finds. It lends support to a pilot program that lets people pay for these groceries with food stamps.

Monique Williams McCoy greets everyone walking down Cleveland Avenue like a neighbor."Hey y鈥檃ll!" she calls out. "You coming over to check it out today,鈥�

In a parking lot off Cleveland Avenue, pop music blares from speakers as residents of Linden peruse stalls of produce, baked goods and locally made鈥�

One afternoon, Johnetta Thomas is visiting Lower Lights Christian Health Center for check-up. She lives five houses down from the nonprofit in Columbus鈥欌��

Fifty-six-year-old Edward Arnholt would not be able to keep food on the table without help from the Champion Avenue pantry on Columbus鈥� South Side.鈥淚鈥檓鈥�

Many people in Columbus are going hungry at times because they can鈥檛 buy enough nutritious food to last through the month. A new study by Ohio State鈥�

The former grocery store in the village of Carrollton, Ohio, looks like your typical creepy abandoned building. It鈥檚 dark inside. It鈥檚 boarded up with鈥�

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 78% of U.S. veterans are overweight or obese, compared to the 35% of American adults. A new study out of the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that a large number of U.S. veterans don鈥檛 have the best access to healthy resources like supermarkets or gyms. The study examined census tracts and found that nearly 90%, or 19 million, of U.S. military veterans live in areas with less access to healthy food and physical activity options compared to the average adult living in the continental U.S.