April 2021 TPT Member Magazine

LOCAL SOLUTIONS

LOCAL CRISIS

Support Local Farmers

What is food insecurity?

“I’d define food insecurity as an inconsistent ability to access healthy food.” -Anna Richardson The Good Acre

Farming requires a lot of money and e ort. Farmers deserve fair, livable wages.

REDUCE FD WASTE

Black, Brown and rural communities are impacted more by food insecurity

“A lot of food is wasted in the fields. I waste way less food because I know how hard it is to farm, how much water and eort and money went into it.” -Faro Jones, Big River Farms, The Food Group

in Minnesota don’t know where their next meal is coming from 1 in 11 ADULTS 1 in 8 CHILDREN & It’s a logistics problem. Our current food system isn’t working. It’s about connecting. “In the heartland, we have more than enough food to go around.” - Allison O’Toole, Second Harvest Heartland

AcCess to culturally relevant FDS Culturally relevant food options help communities feel seen and understood.

EARLY EDUCATION

“We have to think more intentionally about the nutrition that they need to get and teach them that food is fuel. When we feel better we perform better.” -Taronda Richardson, Appetite For Change

At The Table explores the people and innovations that are changing Minnesota’s food system for the better.

Learn more at tpt.org/atthetable #at the table tpt At The Table is a partnership of Twin Cities PBS and the Cargill Foundation

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