The latest data from a Map the Meal Gap study shows that more than 1.8 million people in Ohio are food insecure, which accounts for over 15% of the population. As hunger rises and food access shrinks, some Ohioans have taken matters into their own hands—and yards.
Taite and Ben Kyle of Huber Heights in southwest Ohio had gardened for years, but two years ago they decided to take things a step further.
“We have the aspects of wanting to do our part in making the world a better place and using what’s left over from the consumerist society that we’re in and also with the aspects of providing our family the solution to a broken food chain,” Taite Kyle said…