A conversation with Erica Padilla-Chavez about an upcoming community symposium on food insecurity made something especially clear to me: These stories cannot live in isolation. Food insecurity in Santa Cruz County is not one story. It’s hundreds of stories: seniors choosing between rent and groceries; farmworker families navigating gaps in assistance programs; schools stepping up to feed students; local organizations trying to meet growing deman…
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