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"Everyone Needs to Eat": Lisa Vaughan on Food Insecurity and Feed Evansville

By Peggy Pirro

Published November 5, 2024 at 11:18 AM CST

Lisa Vaughan, right, and former Evansville Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer

Lisa Vaughan launched Feed Evansville to get food into the hands of families when schools shut down at the start of the COVID pandemic. Today, the organization continues to find innovative ways to address food insecurity in our community.

Show Notes:

Feed Evansville [Website] [Facebook]
Neighborhood Food Market Mobile Grocery
Urban Seeds
Farm Vitality Workshop
No-Till Growers Website

SPONSOR: SWIRCA & More

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