This article is based on opinions from staff at food banks around the country. If you have comments or questions, please email us at [email protected] It is a traumatizing situation as a young child to be without food. You see the fear in the faces of your mother and father, despairing that they cannot feed their children. You feel afraid,

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On the southeast coast of Alaska, Lou Barr has been trolling for salmon for over 30 years. He has noticed a vast reduction in salmon stocks, which he says is due to scaling up and overreliance on too-efficient technology.

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