Maryland Food Bank

11-19-12: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

More than 700,000 Marylanders don't know where their next meal is coming from. We discuss the Maryland Food Bank’s latest efforts, including a collaboration with farmers and prison inmates to get fresh produce to those who need it.
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11-19-12: The Role of Food Banks

Prisoners gleaning crops in Preston, on the Eastern Shore. Credit: Tim Poly.

This is a week where food is in the spotlight.  But getting fed isn’t always easy—approximately 720,000 Marylanders don’t know where their next meal will come from. That’s called being “food insecure.”

In this web extra, Deborah Flateman talks about the importance of donations of fresh produce in getting healthy food to Marylanders.



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