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The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss urban food access issues at its 
upcoming meeting on August 5th, 2014 in Southern California. Meetings like these are happening across the country, bringing together neighbors business leaders, and decision-makers to brainstorm how to get fresh food into underserved areas.
“In visiting Compton, the board will hear about some of the great efforts underway to improve food access in intercity communities,” said Craig McNamara, president of the CA State Board of Food and Agriculture.
In California, almost two million individuals live in a USDA-designated food desert, according to an article in the Imperial Valley News.
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