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Episode: The State of Food: Inside Rhode Island’s Food Insecurity Crisis with URI's Amanda Missimer
Description: Send us Fan MailFood insecurity affects thousands of Rhode Islanders—but the issue is often misunderstood.This week on the show, Amanda Missimer, a nutrition professor at the University of Rhode Island, joins the conversation to discuss the scope of food insecurity in Rhode Island and the systems behind how food is produced, distributed, and accessed across the state.We explore:Who is most affected by food insecurity in Rhode IslandHow food systems shape access to healthy foodThe role of universities, nonprofits, and policymakers in addressing the is...