Episode Synopsis "How One Community Is Redirecting Thousands Of Pounds Of Fruit From Suburban Backyards To Local Tables"

Food insecurity was already a problem in the United States before the Coronavirus pandemic made it even worse. According to one projection, one in eight people in the U.S. will experience food insecurity in 2021. A network of volunteers in Solano County is turning to its neighbors to help address this problem. More specifically, they are turning to their neighbor’s yards, and the fruit trees in them.

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