Food deserts in a land of plenty 12,000 Capital Region households lack access to grocery stores that carry fresh meat, vegetables and fruit. By Chris Churchill Business writer Dec. 5, 2010 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6The Veggie Mobile sets up shop at the Soth Mall Towers during a stop in Albany 12/03/2010. ( Michael P. Farrell/Times Union )Michael P. FarrellShow MoreShow Less 2of6Four-year-ols Hillel Powell looks over a squash as he shops with his grandmother Barbara Lewis in the Veggie Mobile at the South Mall Towers during a stop in Albany 12/03/2010. ( Michael P. Farrell/Times Union )Michael P. FarrellShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6The Veggie Mobile assistant coordinator Lauren DePaulo helps shopper Mike Bayard during a recent stop at the South Mall Towers in Albany 12/03/2010. ( Michael P. Farrell/Times Union )Michael P. FarrellShow MoreShow Less