Stan Shanling

Yeah, yeah. So Maddie is curious about this whole concept of a food desert. Why don't you comment on that? It's just like, again, this is kind of vocabulary that's kind of relatively new, you know, deserts. And tell us about it.

Yeah, yeah. So Maddie is curious about this whole concept of a food desert. Why don't you comment on that? It's just like, again, this is kind of vocabulary that's kind of relatively new, you know, deserts. And tell us about it.

Yeah, and it's troubling. It really is troubling that people don't have access to good supermarket. Let me bring up the idea of farmer's markets. So I think I mentioned before our show started that as a kid, I remember growing up and we really didn't have farmers markets that, like we see today.

Yeah, and it's troubling. It really is troubling that people don't have access to good supermarket. Let me bring up the idea of farmer's markets. So I think I mentioned before our show started that as a kid, I remember growing up and we really didn't have farmers markets that, like we see today.

I remember distinctly out in Los Angeles, there's the infamous farmers market there that's been there forever. but it's not like one that crops up on a weekend or whatever. So tell me how farmers markets kind of play out in all of this and how they perhaps have helped the access issue.

I remember distinctly out in Los Angeles, there's the infamous farmers market there that's been there forever. but it's not like one that crops up on a weekend or whatever. So tell me how farmers markets kind of play out in all of this and how they perhaps have helped the access issue.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Why would you eat something that's ugly?

Why would you eat something that's ugly?

So let me couple two themes that that seem to be interwoven here. One is culture. So we all come from different cultures. And you mentioned towards the beginning of the show, we're sitting around the table and there are certain culture, there are certain religious things. How does culture fit into this whole thing of, food insecurity.

So let me couple two themes that that seem to be interwoven here. One is culture. So we all come from different cultures. And you mentioned towards the beginning of the show, we're sitting around the table and there are certain culture, there are certain religious things. How does culture fit into this whole thing of, food insecurity.

It seems to me that if you, if you have food insecurity on one hand, it's like maybe you put kind of your cultural stuff aside for, for a time and really focus on just getting food. But on the other hand, I would anticipate that there's some angst there. If you're not able to assume foods that, um, are consistent with your culture. So how do you deal with that?

It seems to me that if you, if you have food insecurity on one hand, it's like maybe you put kind of your cultural stuff aside for, for a time and really focus on just getting food. But on the other hand, I would anticipate that there's some angst there. If you're not able to assume foods that, um, are consistent with your culture. So how do you deal with that?

Yeah. So let's talk about health outcomes a little bit. Regardless if you're experiencing food insecurity or not, people come down with health issues. Okay. And so let's combine, for instance, somebody who's been recently diagnosed as, for instance, diabetic. And at the same time, they are dubbed food insecure. So

Yeah. So let's talk about health outcomes a little bit. Regardless if you're experiencing food insecurity or not, people come down with health issues. Okay. And so let's combine, for instance, somebody who's been recently diagnosed as, for instance, diabetic. And at the same time, they are dubbed food insecure. So

Is there work within the food group that links health-related issues with food insecurity?

Is there work within the food group that links health-related issues with food insecurity?

Which is great. So, um, You've obviously talked about work that's being done in Minnesota. Can you give us some sense for our audience what might be done in other states or where they can link to get assistance in other states?

Which is great. So, um, You've obviously talked about work that's being done in Minnesota. Can you give us some sense for our audience what might be done in other states or where they can link to get assistance in other states?