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Life In The Heart Land
Food Insecurity
Season 1
Episode 101
Explore the complex issues of food access and equity in rural Virginia as well as solutions ranging from 2 sisters turning an unused urban lot into a thriving community garden to a County Administrator creating a food pantry that serves a rural food desert. Learn what drives these inequalities and how to build a regional food system that serves everybody
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