Majority of my best childhood memories were in West Oakland. While growing up, the closest grocery store was about 10 minutes away. Although Pac n' Save was the closest to my home, culturally, it did not have what my mom was shopping for. This picture represents the distance that we had to travel to purchase traditional ingredients. There were more than 15 corner stores but no markets. Mc Donalds, KFC, Donut Shops was no further than 2 minutes. Pak n' Save was located in Emeryville. In order to get access to what we needed,we had to drive more than 10 minutes. What I'm trying to covey here is that its a problem when there is only 1 grocery store in a community. Why is it that there are so much access to junk and yet, we struggle to just get fruits and veggies. It took more than 5 years to add a grocery store in West Oakland.      

-Fawnda