Furman professor gets James Beard nomination for food desert book

Ken Kolb's book, “Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate,” is nominated for a James Beard Foundation Media Award in a new category recognizing books covering food issues and advocacy.

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Furman professor’s book examines ‘Retail Inequality’ in Greenville

You may have been hearing the phrase “food desert” for more than two decades now. Since it first officially appeared in a 1995 report from a UK government task force, it has become a common...

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New book tackles what people get wrong about food deserts in Southernside, West Greenville

[caption id="attachment_52348" align="alignright" width="200"] Kolb's book is due out in December.[/caption] Ken Kolb, professor and chair of the sociology department at Furman University, is set to publish his second book, "Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food...

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