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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 3

Digital Food Desert

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 3

Digital Food Desert

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts find nearby food deserts.

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  • Computer or smart device with internet connectivity, one for every two Cub Scouts

Before the meeting:

  1. Become familiar with the concept of food deserts by visiting the USDA Food Access Research Atlas and become familiar with the information on the website..
  2. Set up meeting space for Cub Scouts to be able to work using their computer or smart device.

During the meeting:

  1. Share with Cub Scouts that areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food are called food deserts. Many families in rural and urban areas may have limited access to healthy and fresh foods.
  2. Explain that they are going to use this website to look for nearby food deserts.
  3. Ask Cub Scouts to buddy up. Provide them the web address.
  4. Lead Cub Scouts through finding food deserts.
    • In the box in the upper left corner under “Go to the Atlas,” have Cub Scouts type their community name and state.
    • Set the Low Income and Low Access Layers to show green.
    • Explain that this shows: Low-income census tracts where a significant number or share of residents is more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
    • Next, have Cub Scouts check the yellow button for vehicle access. This shows where more than 100 housing units do not have a vehicle and are more than ½ mile from the nearest supermarket, or a significant number or share of residents are more than 20 miles from the nearest supermarket.
    • Allow Cub Scouts to change the color icons and learn more about types food deserts in their community.
    • Have them try another community and compare the results,
  5. Lead a discussion about different areas near you and how the census reads.
    • Do we have a lot of green on the map? What does this mean?
    • How can we as a community improve?

Tip: Combine this with requirement 4 and the Digital Food Oasis activity.

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Am I in a Food Desert?

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Cub Scouts determine if they live in a food desert.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.