Addressing farm challenges for women, veterans, minorities

High intensity agriculture leads to increased use of fertilizer which pollutes surface waters.  Image: USDA

Image: USDA

Farming is a tough enough business for anyone.

But minorities, women and veterans have additional challenges. Michigan Food and Farming Systems is a nonprofit group attempting to address these challenges of what are called underserved farmers.

Check out what she has to say about these challenges on The Food Fix.

That’s a podcast produced by Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, which also produces Great Lakes Echo.

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