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Mobile Farmers Market Brings Produce to Camden’s Food Deserts; Better Conditions For Hens Will Likely Lead to Higher Egg Prices

• NJ’s Department of Community Affairs and Greensgrow Farms teamed up to bring fresh produce to impoverished Camden food deserts with a mobile farmers market. [Inquirer]

• Police in Burlington Township, NJ are on the trails of two crooks that cut through the roof of a bar and stole $12,000 to $15,000 in cash, booze, smokes and lottery tickets. [NBC Philadelphia]

• Colorado is the only state with an obesity rate below 20 percent, and Mississippi is the fattest state. [Reuters]

• Egg producers and the Humane Society have reached a deal for better conditions for hens: Prepare for egg prices to rise. [NRN]

• Prisoners in California have gone on a hunger strike to protest conditions. Maybe they’d prefer vegan meals? [Mercury News]

Mobile Farmers Market Brings Produce to Camden’s Food Deserts; Better