Urban areas in the Midwest are often referred to as “food deserts”, lacking in affordable, local fresh greens and produce. Many people living in these areas are suffering from poor diet and subsequent disease. Ben Kieffer speaks with Will Allen, an urban farmer who is working to eliminate the fresh food shortage is these neighborhoods. Then Iowa State historian Pamela Riney-Kehrberg discusses a time when a large portion of the country was considered a desert, the 1930s Dust Bowl.
The Dust Bowl and Will Allen
Arthur Rothstein
