‘Root Cause Farm’ combats summer hunger feeding nearly 130 families weekly

FAIRVIEW, N.C. (WLOS) — The summer months can be especially difficult for children facing poverty and food insecurity, with an estimated 22 million American children experiencing summer hunger, according to Feeding America.

One of the biggest reasons for the increase is that children who rely on school meals for nutrition may have nowhere else to turn.

However, a Fairview farm is doing what it can to ensure that families in our area are fed almost all year long, and it has been doing it for years…

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