“Talk of Iowa,” Iowa Public Radio • July 31, 2014
The irony is poignant that hunger exists in a state with the nation’s richest soil and the nation’s number-one ranking in corn and soybean production. But despite the bounty around them, many Iowans experience what is now called “food insecurity.” In simpler terms, they can’t find the means to feed themselves or their family, despite many having full-time jobs.
“Talk of Iowa,” Iowa Public Radio • Oct. 15, 2013
Recent movements addressing the obesity epidemic or industrial agriculture’s dominance attempt to change how Americans eat. Tracie McMillan sets out to understand the American food system from the bottom-up in her book, “The American Way of Eating: Undercover at WalMart, Applebees, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table.” Host Charity Nebbe asks McMillan where our food comes from and how we can eat healthier.
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