Food solutions in rural areas focus on community-building

  • Dark blue reflects the percentage of food insecure people in a county, About 20 percent of residents are food insecure across the tri-county area. Graphic by Molly Wetsch / SD News Watch
    Dark blue reflects the percentage of food insecure people in a county, About 20 percent of residents are food insecure across the tri-county area. Graphic by Molly Wetsch / SD News Watch

    In rural and reservation areas across the state, communities are coming together to combat food insecurity in areas where food support can be few and far between.

    According to a 2023 study from Feeding America, over half of food insecure people in South Dakota are above the income threshold to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits. So…