Source:  The Denver Post, Fitness Section, 9/14/09  Author: Kristen Browning-Blas

Kepner Middle School sits in the middle of a "food desert," an area with limited access to healthy food. The neighborhood around Federal Boulevard and Kentucky Avenue has convenience and liquor stores, small food markets, fastfood outlets and pedal-powered ice cream vendors, but no full-service grocery stores.

"Food injustice is maybe one of the most hidden injustices that plague these communities. Fast food and junk food is just there, without the understanding that these companies are targeting you and profiting here, and that system is keeping people trapped in a cycle of poverty and poor health," says Eric Kornacki, whose Denver-based nonprofit, Revision International, works on a local level toward global sustainability.

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