Food Security

When I started writing for Wild About Utah, I made myself a promise that each piece would be a journey of learning. This month my journey led me to a venerable old apricot tree in a quiet neighborhood in southwest Logan.

Host Laura Gelfand talks with author Mariaelena Huambachano on her book "Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways: Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well."

Lea Palmer, from USU's Hunger Solutions and Create Better Health discusses how farmer's markets across Utah play an important role in food security for our communities.

A new food bank in Washington County now provides rural residents access to food and essential services.

Heidi Kühn is our guest for this episode. Through the nonprofit organization Roots of Peace, which she founded in 1997, Kühn has led initiatives to restore agriculture in former conflict zones, restore soil health, enhance food security, support livelihoods and help sustain local communities with new sources of food and income.