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Climate, pandemic conspire against hungry Ohioans

In addition to overseas wars and continuing supply-chain disruptions, diseases and climate-driven storms are making it hard to feed the hungriest Ohioans, Ohio's top foodbank official said Friday.
The pandemic could actually strengthen the U.S. food system
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The pandemic could actually strengthen the U.S. food system

The shock to U.S. food chains from the coronavirus has been a boon to small- and mid-sized farms and distributors. Could it be the start of a new way to get food?
Could a Detroit experiment unleash the power of urban soil?
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Could a Detroit experiment unleash the power of urban soil?

A multi-year study underway aims to build healthy urban soil quickly at minimum cost, yielding local, fresh food and climate mitigation as a bonus.
'People are going to go hungry': pandemic effects could leave 54m Americans without food
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'People are going to go hungry': pandemic effects could leave 54m Americans without food

Demand for aid at food banks has soared since coronavirus has forced the economy to close and resulted in millions out of work
‘We had to do something': Trying to prevent massive food waste
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‘We had to do something': Trying to prevent massive food waste

Some producers acknowledge the efforts are “just a drop in the bucket” of what farmers can’t sell and are destroying instead.
USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared
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USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared

State officials and growers say Trump’s Agriculture Department has been woefully slow to respond to farm crisis caused by coronavirus.
Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic

Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic

Nervous consumers hoard groceries and restaurants go take-out, while unemployment skyrockets and food pantries suffer. But solutions exist.
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