The Good Food Revolution: Building Community Resiliency in the Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta represents one of the greatest concentrations of rural persistent poverty in the United States. High unemployment, high food insecurity, higher rates of obesity and diabetes, and low access to healthy, affordable food characterize much of the 18 counties in the region. In the f...
Main Authors: | Leslie Hossfeld, Laura Jean Kerr, Judy Belue |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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Series: | Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/2/57 |
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