I live in central Europe and veggies and fruit are one of the first things, you see when you enter a store. They're also really affordable and you can get them in pretty much every corner store all over the town as well. There isn't a place where basic fruit and veggies are more than 15 minutes walking/public transit distance from you within the city. Never had to drive to a grocery store in my life. Some places are even open at night.

Let's not blame the people for eating like this, when that's exactly what the system is set up for.

[–] WoodenBleachers@lemmy.basedcount.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But it’s not though. Many people on Lemmy act like the US is some evil cabal trying to kill its citizens. No. The area is just big af. People went west and were mostly self-sufficient (with regards to food production before anyone starts getting angry). Now that people aren’t self-sufficient anymore, instead of moving closer they stay put, but there’s so few people that a business can’t sustain itself. I understand some people can’t afford to move, but some people are unwilling to

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Used to be that small towns had general stores so you never had to go that far. Walmart killed them all. Pair that with a lack of walkable roads, and rural America is fucked.

[–] betwixthewires@lemmy.basedcount.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So if Walmart killed them all, but they're too far away from a lot of people, then presumably at least those people would've kept the general stores in business, no?

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

People just drive 15-30 minutes.

Those without reliable transport have few options. Its not uncommon to go grocery shopping once a month here in West Virginia.

Good luck keeping fruits and veggies around that long.

[–] WoodenBleachers@lemmy.basedcount.com -1 points 1 year ago