ROCK HILL, S.C. — As part of Channel 9′s Carolinas Get Real initiative, we’re addressing food insecurity.
It’s a major problem in the United States, but a lot of people don’t know what the term means. Some don’t even realize that they live in food deserts.
“We could be on a main street that has all the fast food restaurants and you’re like, this is not a food insecure neighborhood,” said Crystal Kearse Nazeer, the CEO of Victory Gardens International. “No, it’s a food mirage because it looks like it has a lot of nutritious and great food, but that food is still processed. It’s still high-calorie intake.”
>> In the video at the top of the page, Channel 9′s Tina Terry explains how the nonprofit is working to change that by reaching out to our youth.
(WATCH BELOW: Nonprofit meets need as food insecurity rises in west Charlotte food desert)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/03-21-2023/t_cbd5820397fb4e2c837969838d166b1b_name_loaves_and_fishes.png)
©2024 Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LH3JSJEF3VBLRJLJQESEAG34AM.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/V66CPZK7MZD3VIETADLIFKOHS4.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/JSLON7HYM5FEBBETMIFIKT423Y.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/W5EJDS4NOJBH5N6TQBX6G3HCWU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/YB4VQOGGBREVVDN5BJZCZBLDMA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/CUK2QKSUTRAXBCFRSL75YTHLO4.jpg)