Guardian: Food is a big issue this week, and I'm not just talking about McDonalds going vegetarian or the nutritional value of organic produce. The latest news is much more grim. The United States Department of Agriculture reports that the number of Americans struggling to afford to eat increased last year, even as the number of people receiving food stamps hit an all time high. According to the (USDA), a record breaking 46.7 million people are receiving food stamps and 17.9 million households in the US...
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/05/food-prices-peoples-panel
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/5/1346873521549/World-Bank-Kim-Ivory-Coas-010.jpg
No comments:
Post a Comment