From the culture of southern food, to food access and the health of the region, we’re exploring the food habits of the South hoping to answer the question: What does the food we eat say about the life we live?
To understand food insecurity, it’s important to define who lives in poverty.
For the federal government, it’s a mathematical equation.
The poverty thresholds are updated each year by the Census Bureau and adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index.
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