Reporter Roundtable: Food Insecurity
Ja Nelle Pleasure relies on her garden for fresh fruits and vegetables. "Vegetables are expensive at the grocery store," she says. Dana Cronin/Illinois Newsroom
Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic is another, worsening crisis — hunger. According to Census Bureau data from July, about a quarter of white families in the U-S are food insecure. For people of color, the problem is even worse. Nearly 40% of Black families with children, reported food insecurity. Those numbers are about double what they were pre-pandemic.
The 21st is joined by two Harvest Public Media food and agriculture reporters to talk more about how families are putting food on the table during the pandemic.
Guests:
Dana Cronin, Food and Agriculture Reporter, Harvest Public Media, Illinois Newsroom
Amy Mayer, Food and Agriculture Reporter, Harvest Public Media, Iowa Public Radio