I grew up in Pickens, South Carolina—a small, poor Appalachian town burdened by health struggles. In school, I saw food insecurity long before I had the vocabulary for it. Classmates ate honey buns and chips for breakfast, and lunch trays held processed food, pre-packaged meat, and syrupy fruit. For many, it was their only meal
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