Local corner store program works to give easy access to fresh produce

Andy's Carry-Out owner Shyane Rahman, left, and Melissa Hallenbeck, health educator with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, stock the fruit and vegetable stand at the store at 802 Western Ave. in Toledo. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food deserts are "neighborhoods that lack healthy food sources;" in an urban setting, the nearest full-service grocery store offering fresh foods is a minimum of 1 mile away.