I Investigated The City That Has No Fresh Food
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I Investigated The City That Has No Fresh Food
Honestly, that gym seems like a perfect place to work out. No judgment, help on the lift, and good attitudes.
Thats what I was thinking
wish my local gym had those vibes!!
@@andrewschaeffer1660 yeah same that would encourage me to lift right now i don't lift much because i always go to the gym solo
Like the good old "Gold's Gym" in my town, wish they hadn't closed it.
Ikr, mine has so much judgement.
Big dog that gave you the tour is a real one. He made this video hit different.
He a real one
And he didn't give the BS or excuses that most would. He actually gave it 100% real
He's a King
How was it supposed to "hit" exactly? Lmao
@@palestar828 it could've been a superficial video only covering the gyms and foods. The man that gave the tour gave a deep dive into the life of an actual Camden resident. Hope this helps you understand how it "hit" differently because of him.
You couldn’t have found a nicer, knowledgeable fella to show you about. He gave you such an insight into the life they live and the daily struggles. Kudos to that man for trying to change things for him and his family
Fr. I sincerely wish the best for him and his family.
humble
I really like 23:15 "The easy path is the hardest route."
Camden is home to some really incredible people
To interview someone living in the situation always makes it real. More so with those in this video, especially good choices! This is probably the best video on the food desert problem anywhere on YT.
That gym bro comradery with strangers during the workout was absolutely wholesome and made me wanna work out
did my first sets of pushups in months thanks to this well made vid and wholesome jacked dudes 😅
Why don't you work out then huh
Buuut u know u wont
@@dLw920 ;)
Didn't expect this to become straight up documentary
Tyler Olivero style
My kid texted me this morning telling me to watch Will's new video, telling me that it's sad. I was like, "A Will Tennyson video is SAD?!" Yep.
I thought it was great. Gave me Peter Santenello vibes, but with a fitness spin.
I love Will's funny videos but the kid has a knack for doing a solid documentary, you actually got me a little emotional watching this. Bravo!!!🤙🏻
love it
Those gym dudes were so wholesome. So friendly and so happy, wish my gym was like this. ❤️
The gym vibe of the 70 and 80's was like this. Before "fitness"
The people at the gym are usually the ones building the local economy. Most of the ones at my gym are business owners or doctors and lawyers and a lot of them are blue collar workers building roads and houses or buildings, etc. If you can build a good gym you will eventually have a safer community with jobs. Everyone is treated the same there unlike at golf clubs.
Be the change you went to see 🙏🏻
So nice and friendly, even if that town doesn't have lots of gyms I absolutely loved the vibe of that gym.
I stopped going to my local gym because of the negative vibes from a lot of the people there. No place to have a "good life" if everyone is not welcome.
THIS is what influencers should be doing. Stuff like this has to bubble up to the top so everyone sees the reality instead of judging people for making bad decisions, when the decisions have been made for them. This is a FEATURE not a BUG. Limit access, healthcare and healthy options and obviously people will suffer. Having to get in your car (that for many is a fortune to even insure) to go find a green space or get healthy food or be SAFE should not be the default situation. Keep it up man.
Is it limited? Businesses are there to make money and will stock what the people buy. If enough people ask for it, they will stock it.
@@jeetkunedoatlanta2464These businesses wont stock their shelves with high quality products off an “ask”. In the real world, money talks. Areas like this and others around it have historically been underfunded. It’s more than limited bud
@@jeetkunedoatlanta2464 you answered your own question. Businesses only care about profits. There's a greater margin on canned and packaged goods, packed small (not even in cost effective ways for consumers) than for produce. The onus shouldn't be on the consumer to ask a bodega manager who literally doesn't care about anything to go bring in fresh ingredients. Stop subsidizing junk and subsidize produce. That's why a bell pepper is $3 vs a can of Pringles
@@NerdyBirdy16 I didn't ask a question. It's not on the business owner to make sure you eat healthy, it's on you.
@@jeetkunedoatlanta2464 LOL you did ask a question. And if you actually read my comment and watched the video you'd see why people can't even be healthy when they want to. How are you gonna be healthy if the stores in your neighborhood don't stock healthy food? And there's no way to get to the stores on the other side of town to buy food? See the problem? Will literally spend time in a dilapidated city full of poverty and showed how it's difficult for locals to eat healthy bc the majority of the healthy food is inaccessible and out of reach.
Bro those people in the gym were so damn unexpectedly wholesome
Unexpectedly…. Why?
Why?
Why are these people asking you why? How isn't it obvious
Damn you couldn't have ran into a better guy to take you through the area and talk about it. Awesome video. Gives people serious perspective.
the quote "the easy path is the hardest route".. damn! so true!
Down to earth dude
I've lived in NJ my entire life literally no reason to ever go to Camden I went to school in Newark and it's nicer than Camden
I grew up in Camden and I clicked on here not knowing this was the city you were going to. I love that you showed a positive side of a very misunderstood community. Ollie raised you well, Mr Tennyson. Much love. 👊🏾
Me too. Seems like the people putting labels on Camden didn't talk to the people. Bless them
Rip Ollie :(
Im not from Camden but I still getting defensive at first. Im thinking why is he starting the video making it seem like its such a bad place. Cultures can be different doesnt mean one is bad and the other is good.
But he did an ok job of making sure the real people were represented
I was born and raised in Camden too. I am shocked he was there. I remember when 20/20 came there to show how we lived and basically did nothing to humanize us like he has. And I didn’t think much of it when I was a kid, but my family would drive all the way to cherry hill to get groceries. We would get our meats in Camden. And all of my snack money went to peanut chews, Days cola, and chumpies chips. Not a lot of options unless we were taking a run to cherry hill.
@@kristena6261Mr.Meats in Camden . Anyone remember that? Was 80s and 90s
The interview with the mother and child was absolutely heartbreaking, I wish the best for her and her family
Second this
She opened up more than answered the questions. She really reaching out for attention and answers support and has been given no explanation for her issues
I hope the dude tried to get her some resources to help her
Jersey girl here…it’s a crying shame that Camden has become the Detroit of NJ, especially considering NJ is one of the highest taxed states in the country. It’s clear those dollars aren’t filtering down to Camden. City and state leadership have failed Camden overall.
And it’s been that way for decades and decades..criminal neglect
Have you been to Detroit recently? It’s nothing like that…..
@@ericswiecicki6906yeah you definitely haven’t been to Detroit lately 😂
random hate on detroit? smh
@@ericswiecicki6906 I have not but I hope it’s better than I have seen in the past, with a lot of abandoned and dilapidated housing.
The way these guys took you in at their gym was so lovely to see and how involved everyone got in each others sets was truly inspiring.
i actually know a kid currently in my college class who brings fresh produce to areas like this with his volunteer group!! it’s amazing.
❤❤❤
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Could be you too
Is there a way to donate to them?? Like a website?
@lissa.sahsah Welcome to Amerikkka, home of the racist, homophobic, classist, and bigoted. Empathy is freely made, and freely given.
I love the evolution of wills work. From doing routines to documenting real socieo economic issues that affects peoples fitness. This is easily one of his best
he mimics another youtuber who i cant mention the name of cause he banned it in his chat
@@mahino420 yah I know who u r talking about, the title, thumbnail and concept r similar but I found when will emulates the style he is a lot less sensational in approach but I enjoy oliveira videos as well
The difference is that T. Olivera is a slimy sensationalist liar that dehumanizes people and communities for views.
Where Will here is more like a blog that’s humanizing and just letting the people speak for themselves.
@@mahino420Tommy G
Yes 👍 ❤
More of this. Felt like a channel 9 but entirely with will's kindness and integrity.
Will just has this great personality showing in his videos, it really helps that he kinda looks like Kevin Bacon, and Bill Skarsgard.
And he's not a sexual predator
That's probably the best video done by Will. Literal documentary, not just typical ytube influencer vid. Hope to see more content like this one
The vid/title/thumbnail is a blatant rip off of Tyler Oliveira
@@au1317it’s not a rip off, maybe inspired from him. But that narcissist Tyler can’t own a whole style of video tf you yappin about
Yeah, this was great
it wasn't very infromative though and the title is a lie
@@au1317Tyler is a clout chasing influencer. He doesn’t care that much about the communities he visits except how much clicks he can get. He often makes fun of the people living there
The man guiding Will around is the star of this video. He's so kind and so smart. I wish him and his daughters well.
The parts about the tolls keeping people in shocked me so bad.
The toll is to fund city infrastructure. People commute from town to the city, it’s not like they’re going to tax them going both ways. Look at the Golden Gate for example, tolls only get taken while going into San Francisco, not while leaving SF. In that example, one of the wealthiest counties in the world is to the north, so you can’t really say “they’re keeping them out” in that example. This is a common feature of cities in relationship to commuter towns.
@@shorecasted9295 if the tolls are meant to raise funds from the wealthier counties, why would they only charge upon leaving one of the poorest? It seems like either a crazy error that miraculously nobody has corrected or intentional city planning to keep very poor communities away from wealthier ones
The point he made about the foods being available to people there being the same stuff that's available in prison commissaries was bone chilling.
We live in a country with so much wealth. I have a BA in Econ and there's just no reason for this level of suffering other than greed and intentionally keeping people weak so our wage rates stay cheap so we're easier to exploit. We are constantly pitted against each other to distract us from the real problems which is the fact that our government and our employers are the same exact people. Ignoring this fact allows them to artificially control our wages, food, and housing prices with impunity.
@@chanceseverson they’re not, look up toll roads in that area and you will see them on nearly every major commute into the city. It’s not unique to Camden. Great video by Will but respectfully UA-camrs don’t work normal jobs where they’re exposed to normal commutes that working class people deal with regularly in metro areas across the nation.
And it’s not meant to raise funds “from the wealthier counties” it’s to raise funds for the city from people who commute into it using city infrastructure. This is not a unique thing. Again, look at the entirety of the state of Illinois as another example. Do you think Illinois is discriminating against poor Rockford by having tolls when entering the Chicago metro area? No, because so does every other Chicago commuter city.
@@chanceseverson There's nobody actively going against Camden. But the problem is criminals and corruption. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason they did this was to reduce the amount of crime being exported from Camden into Philly
The worst part of this is nj is the “garden state” we’re known for our fresh produce and there’s absolutely none in one of our biggest cities, it’s tragic
Yup a half hour drive from Camden is fresh produce stands and local farms…it would be so easy to bring some of that in :/
Yes this is by design. Marginalized people such as Black and brown people live in urban cities. Detroit has a huge food and gym desert. Also known as the city with the worst Redlining. I have to drive 20 minutes (namely to one of the RICHEST counties in the ENTIRE country ((Oakland County, look it up I can’t make this up lol.))) for a decent supermarket.
@@Kelsk3825go buy some fresh kale and Brussels sprouts and bring them to Camden. You could not give them away if you set up a food truck and paid people to eat it. You think people eat the way they do because of what’s available, it never occurs to you this is what’s available because that’s what they want.
If the residents wanted juice stands, organic coffee shops and wine bars that sell sulfite free red wine, they’d be there!
The way how Americans run this country, and each state is insane. Especially for being #1 of the world powers. Like damn… All these world leaders got all the people in crumbles. Men
Even china still enjoys eating dogs and bats.🤮
The poverty all around is gross.
It was the garden state in the late 1800s, NJ abandoned most of there farms around 1900s.. so you guys used to be know for fresh produce kinda it was more about the condition of the soil.
The guy who gave you the tour was so kind. He graciously gave up his time to give a tour. Food deserts are awful. I hope things improve for the people and that town
It's cool how he just Canadian'd his way through one of the worst places in the western world, being nice and chatting to people.
camden is not even close to one of the worst places you can be in
And canada will be worse soon. Bring in the 3rd world and become the third world
worst placese in western world?? lololol
"Western World" lol
more like worst place in Jersey lol
I pray the girl with the baby finds a good job and can take good care of her baby and herself.
I was thinking exactly the same thing, the interview with her was super wholesome and I really hope she makes it with her kids.
Sad that there is no way to donate to her and her baby, would have liked to be able to help them out.
@@xdane1239 honestly I was thinking the same…
@@xdane1239 I also was thinking maybe will helped off camera
By the looks of her fresh tatts she does get money from somewhere. @@xdane1239
Chris was an amazing dude to have on. Humble. Kind hearted. A family man. And you know he’s speaking from experience when he talks about some of these struggles. Praying for you Chris Buford.
Those gym bros were so wholesome. Wish more gyms were like that
My man said 'if you gon die, die!'. Hit me hard.
It really did.
fuck that hit.
Im watching this on my PC, and i got hella hyped!
@@loel7084 hi
That's some Marine Corps shit right there. Hahaha..."but did you die" was pretty common. 🤣
That's some Dolph Lundgren shit. "If he dies, he dies"
@@500secondsofsummer hi!
Will, I was born and raised here. It’s a tough little city; but, all of my education took place in Camden - from pre-school to University. I played competitive volleyball starting in the 3rd grade through college, and played softball most of my life. We worked out at the gyms in school and then at Rutgers. Bro, We got it in!! There’s so much to be said about Camden . Maybe it’s the water, perhaps it’s the adversity; but greatness is born there! 💪🏽 This doesn’t take away from the challenges; but, that goes back to the paths you guys talked about. Complicated memories. Seeing the video brought me to tears. Good work. ♥️#CMDNJ
SAME 👊🏾
Similar to the 2 paths, described in the Bible...the wide and easy path leads to Death, and the narrow and hard path leads to Life.
Choose Wisely.
22:55
Born and raised in Camden as well, I agree wholeheartedly. Surprised he didn’t spend more time in East Camden though or go to the Kroc Center in Cramer hill. Either way, complicated memories explains it all perfectly.
My taxes are higher because of your city 😡
I cried, too. I wish I could to more to help. It hurts me to not have the means to help more.
Will this is easily one of the most important and hard-hitting videos you have made. It's so insightful and so enlightening.
And I hate the fact that it didn't get as many views as your others. PLEASE don't let that deter you from uncovering the struggles of the voiceless.
The vids doing pretty well. The reviews are fantastic. I think we’ll see more of these.
1,4 million views is pretty good imo
@nouriaatangana5241 at the time I wrote this, it only had a few hundred thousand. I think the algorithm has pushed it to more people.
After seeing this 😢😞🥺...it just makes me hate politicians....with a passion.... Absolute disgrace
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I agree, I really love these videos where he visits different cities and showcases the community, and I'm glad it's taken this turn into genuinely showing the struggles of people.
The vibe at the gym....fellas you spoke with, & especially the dude who gave you the tour, added great perspective to this vid. So down to earth, and thoughtful. Great content! ❤🦾
This is real journalism. Thank you for going out to an area you are unfamiliar with and exposing this to more people that couldn’t believe areas like this exist. The gentleman that showed you around is amazing and I hope he and his family remain blessed!
Omg anyone who doesn't believes are like this exist are out of touch ASF
@@Rosemary46840 ?
Meanwhile 20mins outside of Camden is one of the richest areas in all of NJ.
Are you talking about Marlton?
Why don't they just shop there then?.
@@Ligmaballin they probably do, but they should be able to have access to healthy food in their own neighborhood
@hughjaenus2235 transportation issues; i.e. no car, bus route is over an hour one way, or lyft/uber expenses
@@izzy.michel I'd honestly walk or use a bike and just stack up, i already do it that way
“yo that’s a PR” 3:36 it’s too cool to see Will continually beating his records, sometimes in the most casual of ways hahaha. LOVED the interviews + video ❤️
That's the power of the group setting!
PR = Puerto Rican
I normally really enjoy your videoes Will! But this video is by far the most interesting of yours I've watched.
Your curious and journalistic approach to this city and it's citizens was immaculate.
I would love to see more content like this - however do what you find compelling. I'll appreciate it in whatever form it takes.
Out of all the videos Will does, these documentary ones are my favorite. This was such a well-done video. Chris and his buddies in the gym seem like the best type of people, and having him guide you around and give his thoughts and experiences on the past and hopeful future of Camden was great.
I'm in a town of 10,000 in Australia and we have 4 major supermarkets. This place having 1 for 80,000 people and there's barely anyone shopping there is wild.
I live in the Netherlands and I have 2 supermarkets within a 5 minute walk away. 3 actually, now that I think about it. That 3th one specifically sells mainly fruits and veggies.
4 for 10.000 people is insane!
It´s because America is build for cars not for people, there is no way for the majority of the people getting to that one store. In germany we got also those little Stores but damn they have fresh and cheap veggies everyday . I walk 10 minutes by foot and got 3 regular supermarkets all offering everything i need for my daily use, on my way home with public transport i got almost options on every stop to buy of one of these mentioned turkish shops to buy fresh veggies/meats/rice and so on and two times a week there is a market where i can buy directly from the producer ( farmers ), all without needing a car.
I literally live in a small town in missouri, and we have 1 grocery store. but the thing is we have less than 3,000 people.
Probably the only town in Australia with that low of a population to have 4 major supermarkets.
What town
I love how fitness and gyms makes people connect. He went into the gym, knowing no one, and made connections my lifting weights. I actually made a friend today in my gym just by her asking about the workout videos I was watching on UA-cam. People are afraid or intimidated by gyms but really, people are really friendly in gyms! Especially when you need help 🤗
We all are one. One community of living feeling well wishing beings. Makes me sentimental, seeing how beautiful we can be. Together.
Interesting, I've always heard opposite... But I can see it though. I get sick too often, so it's better to do things at home. But I walk in the early morning, and early morning crew are a different people. Very dedicated in our own special way😊
Reminds me of the gym I used to go to in NYC: Mid City Gym… an underground dive, but serious lifters. Good atmosphere.
This has got to be one of your most eye opening videos. You seem to make everyone feel comfortable you interviewed and did some great background research 🙏
They didn’t play John Mayer for very long 😂
No one should
He’s so out of place
Who would, lol?
They played the entire song
@@Buffscorpion 🤣🤣🤣
I'm an international student living in a run-down district of an American city similar to Camden and have 3 things to add: (1) A lot of the locals I've talked to are facing economic misery and often one of the only things that gets them through the day is greasy comfort food, and (2) I live on top of a bodega run by two kindly Latin American seniors who I've befriended - Since starting weightlifting, I've talked to the lady and requested that she stock some fresher, leaner protein sources... and she did! So while the bodegas lack the economies of scale that supermarkets can when leveraging cost effective produce, the personable scale of those stores can allow for some requests if you care about your diet.
Lastly, (3) I have a cynical view on community gardens because I worked in the City's city council over the summer and saw how politicians would "gift" these community gardens to food desert communities, only for the gardens to quickly fall into disrepair after 1 season due to a lack of coordination after the excitement of the first harvest, and also the lack of staple foods and grains that these urban communities can realistically grow in North American climates. The politicians look good by doing these gardens (which are often just repurposed City land that was already lying fallow, so there's a lot of political reward for very little political cost), but the real problem of food deserts is never fixed by these gardens. Especially in a crime-ridden city like Camden, a lot of these gardens end up being occupied by organized crime elements that end up using them as hang-out spots, dissuading anyone from tending the garden. The only time I've seen community gardens work is one that was housed within an inner courtyard of an affordable housing complex - The enclosed nature of it allowed for constant surveillance and management by the abutters, and the housing complex also organized a compost collection program which provided constant fertilization and an indirect reason for every resident to contribute to the garden. So TLDR, community gardens only work if they're literally right outside where the gardening community lives.
I think waiting for a large supermarket chain to come into Camden is ideal, but while the City waits for a chain to arrive, they should maybe try subsidizing the existing food stores / bodegas. Sure they looked run-down and contributed to the problem by stocking processed foods, but if Camden City Hall could help these small stores negotiate with food wholesalers to supply them with scalable produce, we could create a situation where the small stores can justify the selling of produce over packaged goods because of the higher profit margins from government subsidization. If the subsidy scheme goes well over a period of 5 years, you might even see some of the more successful bodegas evolve and grow into larger supermarkets that could fulfill the City's initial wish for a scalable supermarket.
Ive built and cared for three community gardens, one of them being for the provincial university and we would rather people take who are in need then for it to go to waste. There was a guy who would sneak in and steal tomatoes and carrots but we “caught” him one time and told him that’s what this is for!!
It’s too bad people never took care of them, because they can be so amazing. Our farmers made a “pizza garden” which is what it sounds like, garden cut and shaped like pizza and growing ingredients for pizza, wheat, tomatoes, basil, oregano, onion, garlic, mushrooms, bell peppers, but other side ingredients like carrots, kale, zucchini, potatoes…. It takes soooo much work and a strong bonded community to make it work.
Cities who want or need this also need to invest more in the community as a whole.
@@Shottas4Twenty good for you guys, I’m proud of your effort. While the economist in me bridles at the notion of unlimited and unhindered distribution, it *is* the right thing to do - and so it’s up to us to design gardens that can somehow keep up with constant outflow. I wish perennial food crops like plantains (bananas) or mangoes could be GMO’d to survive colder climates, so that food could be available all year round from these city gardens.
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Man if everyone could experience that type of loyal and compassionate friend in life we would be in a different world. All love
"We don't run for exercise here!" Damn, this hit so hard...
Man, When I was younger I moved to Dayton, Ohio for a teaching job. We had to be at work at 7:15 daily. I´ve always been into fitness, so the first day I went out to run before work around 5:45 am. On three occasions I saw crackheads or whoever running away from me as I ran. I never, ever went out to run in the morning there again. I lived there for about two years then had enough and moved out. Once a dude followed me from McDonald´s all the way to work and threatened to shoot me because he said I cut him in line in the drive through.
That's like in my area of Jersey they don't bike for exercise they bike to get to work because they had too many DUIs and they gotta get to work somehow
non-white shitholes be like
@@jasonito23Dayton is rough. Suburbs like beaver creek are okay but Dayton itself is rough
@@d.n.8919 Yeah. I don't like Dayton. I witnessed and even got a little involved in a lot of nonsense when I lived there. I'll never return unless the city changes.
As a NJ resident, Thank you for making this video thoughtful and tasteful! you didn't go in with assumptions, you asked local people about their experiences ... very well done
Yeah the fresh food supply is small but it could be much worse. The issue is that when your a single homeless mother in survival mode trying to find shelter and food and diapers for your baby, eating fruit, meeting your protein intake and working out is not going to be on your radar at all.
As you showed so well, the issue is so much deeper than just a supply issue or lack of facilities.
u can choose not to be a single homeless mother then. just don't open up your legs to random dudes. no excuse
@@primRose28-jtrI you read "single mother" and immediately assumed that it was cause of sleeping around. what a world we live in
@@omw2cry lets not fool ourselves . Reality is most of the single homeless mother are in this type of situation. Nothing wrong to state the bitter truth and raise awareness not to engage in risky behaviour.
@@primRose28-jtr You're saying "let's not fool ourselves" while making an attempt to fool other people. You seem to think that confidence and bravado can replace insight and faculty of reason. I suspect you view other people who use confidence as a poor substitute for integrity as being worthy of their platform too.
Lisa Goodman, Katya Fels, Catherine Glenn and Judy Benitez wrote an excellent piece published by VAWnet in 2006 that (together with a wealth of data that is only a google away for those with the humility to learn learn rather than the impudence to assert a falsehood into reality through their bluster) shows that homeless women are extremely likely to experience sexual violence.
It's profoundly worrying that you and many others felt so comfortable talking arrogantly about things that you obviously have no knowledge about and neither the intelligence nor experience to draw inferences on.
Stop trying to hide you ignorance with immature posturing. You risk living your life as a very confident and very lonely liar.
@@primRose28-jtr I'll pray for you to find some kindness and compassion in your heart instead of judging others first, that's the easy road that so many are on these days
I worked as an AmericCorps near Camden and saw the same thing, thank you for covering my home state of NJ and the problems that need to be fixed.
Dude is mad brave for going to Camden. I got lost there for 2 hours since I was getting my phone fixed and didn’t know how to get home. And dude. Camden is fucking scary.
Im glad you made it out safe.
It reminds me of Oakland here in CA. So many amazing people trapped in awful circumstances. So many don't survive or exist with emotional damages that would take years and years of therapy to even touch. It's awful. When I was in o-town, fighting dogs escaped during a raid and tore a toddler up on that street. So yeah, imagine what it's like to live there and not have a car to escape. Glad you're alright, those aren't the kind of places you wanna get caught in, even if you do have the luxury of a car
it really is!!! one time i was leaving a concert and had to drive through camden and i turned down the wrong street. i thought i was going to get into some trouble for sure. luckily no one bothered me, just some very intimidating stares lol
Yo. I narrowly avoided car jacking not 7 years ago. I grew up in Jersey City and its safer there. Although Newark can be equally bad. Linden also, the DMV there is a terrifying cross section of what our wonderful state has on offer.
Camden is the scariest city in New Jersey 🥲
I'm halfway through and this is the realest video you've ever made. Great work Will
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real
Drugs, Processed food, sugar everywhere, high sodium foods, and alcohol are a dangerous combo for people.
It's like they don't want anyone here to live past the age of 60.
I hope this video shines a light on this area, and many areas in the US like this.
so many places in America. nowhere to work, vacant places falling apart yet rent is crazy expensive, food is cheap but lacks actual nutrition.
@@seattlegrrlie I heard it's bad up in Canada too... *sigh* I need a time machine. Take me back to when things were affordable and people had less to be upset about :/
I live relatively close to here (an hour) in NJ and work in EMS. Diabetes and diet-related illness in general are completely out of control. A lot of our patients have what’s jokingly referred to as ‘the standard 3’ which is hypertension (high BP), diabetes, and kidney disease/failure. They need to be teaching in schools this stuff isn’t just unhealthy, it will literally kill you and cause you to be tied to machines for the rest of your life. Dialysis 3-4 hours a session for 3x a week is a shitty way to spend a life. And if you don’t do it, blood issues accumulate and you feel worse and worse until you die, within weeks/months of stopping treatment.
You guys living in first world countries and have everytjing you need. These towns end up like this because lack of education only
@@VastardokKukiaoVery ignorant to believe that places end up like this because of lack of education lol.
So wrong dear.
You don't understand the USA at all.
I was part of a group allegedly trying to create a grocery store in my city which is also a food swamp which is similar to a desert there’s just more food but still so much is unhealthy. They were convened with the help of a few anchor organizations and institutions in the non profit sector. Over 5 years later there is still no grocery store but tons of grant funds have passed through and still no grocery store. I had to spectate myself when I saw they are not trying to help just collect funds. Be very careful with these so called organizations that pretend to help - it’s just a ploy to pimp the people for more grant funds while we still don’t have a grocery store.
Perhaps this organization can be brought to the attention of the appropriate federal agency? Wouldn't the FTC intervene if they're using deceptive marketing to gather funds, for example?
Every now and then, throw one of these type of videos in the mix. Great content, Will!
Agreed
these documentary-style videos are the BEST in my opinion
Buff, Canadian, Tommy G. Perfect combo. Lol
Will, you’ve went from gym and eating videos to straight up on the streets documenting bravo 👏
The evolution is amazing.
The best way to describe something is with love. This is a beautiful video, including the brotherhood and love between people in a harsh situation. Not looking down at anyone, just describing their situation.
the reality is thieves nobody wants to open a grocery store in these fatherless communities lets not sugar coated
I’m from Springfield Massachusetts I watched this happen to my city and it’s now changing but I moved out because it got this difficult, but businesses did start moving in. And it has helped out a lot. To see what I saw broke my heart😢❤ because it made me remember my hood. I ran for my life and never looked back I saw an old peer support teacher In 2021 I was happy to see him but he wasn’t happy to see me…he asked what are you doing here I was confused 🤔 he told me your not supposed to be here….😢 I understood what he means I was 18 when I met him now I’m 44 re-meeting him and I get it! The people in the town pushed us out of a sinking ship for a better life😢❤❤❤❤ when I was a kid the streets were full of people now like this place no one is hanging out no hustle and bustle of people walking to work each place like a museum for businesses
Will, this has to be the best video I have seen you post. As many have said, you created a documentary showing some harsh realities people face in the United States. Those men in the gym were so welcoming, and seeing the gym community they had created was heartwarming. Chris is the star of this video, and he was terrific in showing you around Cambden and giving insight into how things really are for his community. Chris, I applaud you for wanting to improve things for yourself, your family, and the community; please don't stop. Thank you for sharing your community with the world.
Will, I hope you make more videos like this. You open people's eyes to what is happening in this country, and because many of us live in bubbles, we never have to think about things like this. Thanks for making this video, an keep it up.
Thicker Things dude rally bout his community, stay blessed homie and good looking out for yours!!!
I've been a fan of yours for a long time but videos like this has definitely earned you a new level of admiration from me!!!! Good shit!
I love the food gardens ❤ while external help is always needed, working out solutions within the community helps increase the confidence of the people and allows them to take charge of their own lives. The key is working as a big group so no one person takes the load of such initiatives but everyone takes the benefits.
I suggest they could look into permaculture and hydro/aeroponics to accelerate the produce growth and variety they get
South NJ native and the problem is corporate layout not true availability. We HAVE the produce, but instead of it staying local it’s sold and shipped out everywhere else, 20-30 mins SE from Camden and it’s all farm fields, same thing in Atlantic City, ALSO a food desert, 25 mins W and it’s all farms. It’s crazy to see.
We are called the Garden State remember
Will's documentaries are so good. These have been a very welcome surprise to your channel. I subbed years ago for simple "I try the best gym and worst gym in X city" type stuff. Relatively hollow but fun gym content. Now im here and truly enjoying and appreciating your documentary stuff. I know its more work, but its really good. Keep it up Will!
Something else to highlight is that the few fresh veggies and fruits these stores have are often much more expensive than processed food. So when people with minimal income have to choose how to feed their household, it becomes what's the most they can get with their money. Not what's the most healthiest.
Plus when you’re stressed, you know your kids won’t bitch about Mac and cheese the way the would about broccoli
I never seen veggies/fruits cost more than processed and I’m from Baltimore. That’s just an excuse, go to a farmers market and not the grocery store
Mfr said go to the farmers market. Maybe shuttup and watch the video. @@Himathyyy
@@Himathyyy there's dumb and then there is you. a new category of dumb.
@Himathyyy As a former camden resident, that place was the definition of a hood
That mom was so sweet and hope things get better for her and all the people of Camden. They deserve a better life.
At my bodega, I'd get ham and cheese on a roll, a small bag of chips and an orange drink - If you know, you know.
She's a fool 🤣
We know how fast she made that up😂
@@pokemontas8025 UPF munchies and sugar water GROSS made for fat folks
As a sociology major, I am so glad you touched this topic of Food Deserts . Appreciate how you listened to the folks and not being a douche in the space. Throw in Redlining and break down the strategy of the politicians, this is deeep. These communities are set to fail, kept in a loop. Making it difficult to break out of cycle
Systemic bigotry & violence is the closest thing to a devil on this earth.
That’s exactly what I was thinking but as a child and adolescent studies major 🥲
Literally systemic oppression
@@bambiari dooppeeee
Deserts...though 'desserts' might be true as well.
This video was legit educational and showed such a personal window into a city. Thanks for putting in the effort to make this vid
10:45 PUT SOME NEW BATTERIES IN THAT DAMN SMOKE ALARM
Chris was such a nice guy man. Great video
Big guy that gave you a tour is a good man and father. Wish him and his daughters the best.
Hitting me with the feels first thing in the morning. Glad you're bringing awareness to these problems, but I'm more glad that you're showing that change is already in progress. It can only get better from here.
This makes me sad because I literally grew up in this city and they’re showing places that I used to go too all the time. Camden is really like this, hopefully my home town gets better. I currently live in Philly
This was done with tact. Kudos for seeking to understand instead of judging and keeping compassion and humanity as you move through the world. Really appreciate the direction your content has gone, more so the integrity you have maintained. You're talking about fitness and health-related issues with real people and holding space for the nuance/intersectionality of it all. Refreshing to see compared to most of the 'fitness' content produced on social media. Making us Canadians proud!
Sanger Texas is a food desert too. We only have two dollar stores and fast food. They recently added a “produce” section at the dollar tree which is just one small fridge that never has anything in it. The closet grocery store is at least 20 minutes away accessed through highway
Not just Sanger but a lot of the rural small towns. Santa Anna, Post, etc. You fuckin' name it - they ain't got it lol. I think Santa Anna has a Dollar General and a DQ. I've played D14 up in Sanger and it ain't no different. West, East, South, North, Central, all of Texas has this problems in rural communities (not to diminish your point by the way, just adding to it). And hell - if you live in a larger metropolitan area and are poor? Good fucking luck. I lived in Denton at one point and didn't have a vehicle - that was a nightmare; only really shopped at Family Dollar off of Locust and Taco Bell off Ft Worth Dr.
I lived in a small mountain town growing up, and we had to drive an hour and a half to get groceries.
@@blazeit505same but there was also always game meat and fish in the freezer
Being in a food desert is absolutely surreal. You dont really think about how accessible fresh food is around you until you dont see it. I feel for the city
but if people bought it then the stores would stock more of it. clearly all the stores are able to get fresh fruit and veg and meat. but it just doesn't sell. the people want more convenient meals that they just heat up and eat.
If there really was a shortage of fresh food there wouldn't any of it anywhere, the moment a store got a stock of fresh food the people would be there 6 am waiting to buy it before it sells out.
its the people choosing not to buy it that is the actual issue.
probably got looted or bankrupt
How are you trying to victim blame the people whose environment is abysmal? It is 100% society's fault for allowing anyone to live like this. @@ge2719
Doesn't sell. Gets stolen more than sold. There are reasons why city is like this.
As someone from Portugal, I'm having the same problem in Japan of all places. Fresh vegetables are almost non-existent and super expensive, not to talk about fruit.
“Fitness desert” is wild bro literally just do push-ups at your house there’s no excuse without a gym
Crazy to think I use to be one of them addicts walking these streets and know every single road he was on, I am now going on 4 years sober after moving out of this city and started my fitness journey. I didn’t expect clicking this video this would hit home so hard. Thank you for this
Insanely proud of you, keep going!!
You don't usually do seriously thought-provoking videos.
I recommend you do more of them. This was worth the watch.
I don't often comment on videos, but I felt like this was so well done I had to. Informative, level-headed, and the people you spoke with brought so much nuance to the story. Thank you!
gym people are usually some of the friendliest, but that was by far the most intimidating entrance to a gym I've seen! the guy who showed you around is sooo cool. I am shocked at the state of this poor city:(
The smoke detector chirping in the first Bodega had me dying 11:30 😂
As a New Jersey native, I IMMEDIATELY recognized this town and I can confirm this is a scary place to be
Visited Philadelphia once and wanted to head to New Jersey to see what it’s like across the water. I did not expect what I got.
I don't know when the last time you been to Camden. It's not scary at all. Only to outsiders!
If you are there during the day it's usually fine. Have been there a lot when I worked in NJ.
It's just poor and rundown and needs a lot of help in that regard.
@@darrylsewell2888I live in Collingswood and work in camden yes it is that bad lmao multiple coworkers have been robbed leaving work. One kid got jumped by a homeless guy for his bike it isn't a nice place at all😂😂
I live on the boarder of there currently.
Clicked this out of curiosity and didn’t realize it was gonna be on my hometown. Growing up here there were plenty of opportunities and local sports. I left in 07 and the Camden hurricanes was just starting as another local program. Dayton street will forever be in my heart.
This is the type of video I scroll UA-cam for. It makes me realize how lucky I am to have access to fresh produce and inspires me to take advantage of more fitness resources in my town.
A lot of people don’t have the easy access to the things I take for granted. I could be doing more, I want to, I will.
Not from Camden but I've been there and seen the city first hand. Its wild. Really appreciate you taking time to highlight some of the struggles this type of community faces. You found a solid native to walk you through the city salute to him. Proof you don't have to be a product of your environment, while difficult there is a way. Great video def not what I expected when I clicked it.
will this was a straight up incredible video like potentially your best ever ???? it felt like one of those documentaries you randomly end up watching then thinking about forever. the variety in your content is crazy and I fw it so hard
That gym and the people in there were so wholesome, best of wishes for all of em.
Well the problem is also the lack of demand. If someone opens a healthy goods grocery store, it won't get many customers, and also will get robbed easily...
Exactly, if people really wanted to buy fresh food all the stores there would be selling it. It's not like they don't have stores, the stores just don't sell it because very few people buy it and they have to trow it out. If they could sell it, why do they not stock it? And the store that does have fresh food is next to the closed supermarket, so nothing really changed in where people can buy it. They just don't.
Will, I am proud of you and how far you have came. I remember watching a video of you (which seems like yesterday) talking about your day to day and you were working in an office environment.
I don't watch a lot of UA-cam, but when I do and check out one of your videos it is always a good one. You are a good dude, and I am happy for the success you have discovered in life.
Some perspective from a kid who grew up near Camden in the 90's:
Back then the city was an insanely more dangerous place, which is why it has a bad reputation. The police were corrupt and didn't do their jobs, and eventually the city police force was dissolved and replaced with the camden county police, who do a much better job with the city. Combine this with the new developments along the waterfront, Rutgers Camden, Subaru and the 76ers, it's clearly on the upswing and hopefully the trend continues.
Absolutely - the city has started to turn around since their police force was dissolved. Last I heard they were re-building a municipal police force from scratch to take back over from the county police.
I hope it gets better. Whenever I'm there I do my best to leave ASAP. But I have noticed there is a lot of potential. You can tell the buildings used to look beautiful. It would be nice if they could be brought back to what they were like before.
Took too long to find this. There’s still a lot more that needs to be done and it’ll take too long to write out everything, but it’s going to start with poverty and their educational system.
That damned smoke alarm battery in the convenience store, hood giveaway no. 1.
Always wonder if it's cultural or maybe the genetics make this kind of screeching noise less annoying ? How can you work or live with that non stop!? There must be a science behind all this.
Yoooo
I scrolled 10 minutes to find this in a comment lmao
@@TiPeteuxi think its just that people get used to the sound after a certain amount of time, the same way people can have nose blindness once they get used to being around something stinky
@@TiPeteux it's laziness
Thank you for this. It hits home quite hard even though i know my hometown is not even close to being as bad as theirs. Makes me want to keep pushing now to be able to give back when i have the resources and money.
loving the vibes of the people in the gym
That mum broke my heart. Much respect and all the best to your kid
Such an important conversation to have because allot of people don’t know about what a food desert is. There are definitely food deserts in Tampa,Fl also. Thanks Will for doing this, it’s important 🙏
Honestly those supermarkets look a lot like supermarkets in developing or poorer countries. Small shops with tight aisles and lots of non perishable foods. You CAN get good food though, just shows that not a lot of people are buying it.
True supermarkets here are for packaged food. we don't typically go to the supermarket for fresh fruits and vegetables. We have farmers market for that, cheaper and fresh food. Then we also have food fresh from the farm if we want to
Maaan his face when you said it was your first ever cheesesteak! I swear it's always the toughest places to live that are filled with the friendliest of people.
“The easy path is the hardest route.” Bars
We should spend money to help cities like this instead of war…
Amen. That's why I'm voting for RFKjr.
@@rebeccaspratling2865try Trump. Don’t listen to what the media tells you about him and do your own research
@@rebeccaspratling2865doesn’t that dude have brain worms
We have been, for 30+ years
@@rebeccaspratling2865 doesn’t he have brain worms
It’s good of you to make this video and bring awareness. I live in an area where there are a lot of fresh food places thankfully even in the poorer areas of the city. But in the rural areas there’s not as much produce.
I am crying. When you take sociology and history classes in college you learn about this and to see it still happening is so sad. Bless you, really, for making this.
You don’t really think about how different life can be for people who aren’t that far from you. Makes you grateful to have access to stores you’ve grown to just expect to see everywhere
Huge fan of this. More content like this in similar areas would be an instant watch for me.
As someone who lives in NJ..
1. Dam, I missed seeing Will in my state.
2. Holy crap, you made it out of Camden alive.
Lots of us do.
I love how he just casually visits Camden out of all places in South Jersey, and seemingly has no idea about the extreme stigma surrounding it until after his visit there.
@@colinsmyers6264lol you guys are hilarious, camden is crazy but it’s not really unique from other ghettos in America. walking around in broad daylight isn’t just gonna get you shot
Having a platform like UA-cam is so important for insight and I depend journalism like this. I think we often forget that it's more than just entertainment. This was true education and insight that gives hope and a voice to the unheard. Loved this content. Hope to see more, and my only suggestion would be to maybe make the questions a bit less accusatory at first. You meant some incredible individuals but I think it's always leads to the best results when they don't feel they're defending themselves from you personally.