Liverpool mobile greengrocer to reach ‘food deserts’ with aid of mapping tool

University of Liverpool researchers have created a mapping tool to identify areas of the city with the poorest access to fresh fruit and vegetables, where the van will be directed. Photograph: X /The Queen of Greens

A mobile greengrocer will deliver fresh fruit and vegetables in areas of Liverpool where it is “easier to buy a vape than an apple” as part of a new government scheme to tackle food inequality.

Families in social housing will receive visits from the Queen of Greens, a mobile greengrocer in the city, which will be directed to the areas of highest need.