Millions of Americans are facing a growing problem of so-called food deserts. With America's rural population shrinking, grocery stores in many of those areas are closing.
— Millions of Americans are facing a growing problem of so-called food deserts. With America's rural population shrinking, grocery stores in many of those areas are closing.
Unlike many grocery stores in rural America, St. Paul, Kansas has one that will never shut its doors. James and Kelly Voorhies run the only local market, but the city owns it — a unique arrangement to keep food available. "You learn to pack coolers with you everywhere you went because we're literally 17 miles to the next Walmart, closest grocery store," O'Brien told CBS News.
Tracy Keagle's Humanity House in Iola, Kansas, feeds close to 2,000 people per month. But rural pantries aren't as plentiful as they are in cities.
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