The breadbasket is hungry: Mark Edwards on food choices in Iowa

With 95% of its surface area devoted to the cultivation of crops, the state of Iowa is often called “the breadbasket of the world.” Amidst all this bounty, one might think that Iowa residents would have easy access to excellent food. Mark S. Edwards, retired conservationist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, presents a different picture in this February 2014 guest editorial for the Eastern Iowa Gazette. 

Read it here: Edwards, “Iowa should grow and offer more food choices”