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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe in Miami

‘A must-have for the times we live in’: fruit trees planted in a Florida ‘food desert’ counter soaring prices

Kids plant trees outdoors
Middle-school students plant trees for an urban orchard at the 4Roots food farm in Orlando on 10 March 2026. Photograph: Robert W Grover/Arbor Day Foundation

Dozens of newly planted fruit trees have created an oasis in a Florida “food desert” after local groups teamed up with the national Arbor Day Foundation in a project to counter soaring grocery prices.

Those behind the community forest venture in Orlando say demand from people struggling to afford basic, healthy food is at its highest level since the Covid pandemic.

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