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Squeezed by inflation and politics, a Texas food bank gets creative to keep people fed

By Jayme Lozano Carver The Texas Tribune,

2024-08-31

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2p7NPp_0vGn6ams00 — Orchard manager William Russell picks Jonagold apples in the South Plains Food Bank orchard in Lubbock on Aug. 22. Mark Rogers/For The Texas Tribune

LUBBOCK — Just a short walk behind the South Plains Food Bank lies an uncommon sight in the parched region — thousands of lush trees covered in apples, persimmons and other fresh fruit.

The 15-acre orchard has its roots in East Lubbock, a known food desert in the city of about 264,000 people. While a team harvests the apples for the food bank, the orchard is also open for visitors to take them home, too.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ufopm_0vGn6ams00 — A sunflower grows in the South Plains Food Bank orchard in Lubbock. Mark Rogers/For The Texas Tribune

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