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JMC student produced films which highlight National Science Foundation (NSF) Funded Research which is being conducted on the Kansas State University Campus

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Hungry Heartland: The Cuba Story

Bresser, Jack; Schippers, Desiree; Yu, Han; Joglekar, Shreepad; Hallaq, Tom G. (Kansas State University, 2018)

Most of the 150 or so residents of Cuba, Kansas are above the age of 60. Citizens grow their own vegetables in home gardens and share the surplus with their neighbors. The Cuba Cash Store is a central gathering place and ...
Starving Students: A Pike Valley Story

Carter, Emma; Yu, Han; Joglekar, Shreepad; Hallaq, Tom G. (Kansas State University, 2018)

It takes a village to feed hungry school children. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Pike Valley school district where local food producers donate their products to a unique school lunch program. At the Pike Valley ...
Hungry Heartland: College Students

Howard, Bridget; Jaeger, Natalie; Yu, Han; Joglekar, Shreepad; Hallaq, Tom G. (Kansas State University, 2018)

Kansas State University is only one of many college campuses in a food desert. Student on limited incomes and often without reliable transportation can find themselves with limited access to unprocessed food. When Sophia ...
Farmers and Food Deserts

Budke, Brady; Huntington, Bret; Yu, Han; Joglekar, Shreepad; Hallaq, Tom G. (Kansas State University, 2018)

Kansas farmers produce much of the nation’s crops including wheat, beef, corn and sorghum, yet many of these farmers live more than 10 miles from a grocery store, placing them in food deserts. This story shows how anyone ...
Food Deserts: Grocers

Condrey, Adam; Miller, Grant; Partin, Sara; Smee, Erin; Moberly, Benjamin; Wohaska, Emily F.; Drak, Micah; Smith, Dakota; Yu, Han; Joglekar, Shreepad; Hallaq, Tom G. (Kansas State University, 2018)

Flat sales, declining growth, and increased competition from large corporate chains are just some of the challenges faced by rural grocers. These rural grocers are a vital resource for the small-town residents they serve. ...