Food Insecurity

The initiative is meant to increase access to fresh produce in southern Illinois.

Scott Hamilton-Brehm was one of just 31 such researchers named to the 2024 List of Researchers to Know.

Several local communities are in food deserts.

Feeding Kentucky hosts its annual Hunger Action Month kickoff today at the state Capitol, encouraging residents to take action to combat hunger in their communities.

New law aims to alleviate ‘food deserts’ throughout the state

Cairo has spent seven years without a grocery, until Friday morning. Rise Community Market is now open after months of renovations.

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza visited Union County Gardens in Anna Monday. Shari Sweeney-Sadowski and her husband Tom Sadowsky started the farm around seven years ago.

Every five years, Congress has to renew the farm bill — a gigantic piece of legislation that supports and protects food production, natural resources and provides food benefits to low-income families.

Rural areas are losing grocery stores to consolidation faster than their urban counterparts — but some communities have come up with innovative solutions.

The canned soup distribution is Saturday, April 1st.