I’m giving the opening keynote at the Maine Grain Alliance’s 2025 Kneading Conference, which culimiantes in the Maine Artisan Bread Fair on July 26. My talk is at 8:30 a.m. at the Strand Cinema in Skowhegan, Maine. I’m really looking forward to this one.
by Marion Nestle
Mar
29
2022
No surprise: household food insecurity is increasing
The USDA tracks food insecurity in the United States.
The percentage closely tracks employment. The 2008 recession caused an uptick, but then it declined.
Now it’s up again, thanks to the pandemic’s putting so many people out of work and causing food prices to rise.
The 2020 figure is nearly 15%, with 6.8% of children having especially low food security.
The Biden administration is working on this, as well it should.