AUGUSTA, Maine - It's estimated that in the U.S., one in seven people is "food insecure" - meaning they sometimes eat less, go hungry or eat less nutritious meals because they can't afford to eat better. Almost a third of those people are children.
Different communities seek different solutions to hunger, and some of those solutions are more successful than others. It was the question of what makes those solutions successful that drove Dan Emery and Myles Chung's quest over the last year.
Starting in January 2014, Emery and Chung visited every contiguous U.S. state, exploring how different communities were trying to end hunger - with a special emphasis on agriculture-based solutions. And they did it on motor scooters.
Nora Flaherty spoke with Dan Emery about the project, what he and Chung found out, and some of the practicalities of doing a scooter road trip, in sometimes-wintry conditions, over a whole year. Emery told her that in many cases, the accommodations were pretty basic.
Dan Emery and Myles Chung are still fundraising and plan to distribute what comes in to anti-hunger projects across the country.
Learn more about their ride and ongoing fundraising efforts.
