in the united states, nearly 24 million people live in what are called food deserts. they re geographic areas where access to healthy food is difficult or nonexistent. our next hero decided to bring healthy food to the rural town of canita, north carolina. please welcome chris nothe. no matter how hard we try to outrun our painful pasts, sometimes it stays with us for a reason. when reverend richard joiner was a child, his father was a sharecropp sharecropper. he worked hard sowing and tilling the land. at harvest time with his family by his side, he was so proud of what he had accomplished.
in the united states, nearly 24 million people live in what are called food deserts. they re geographic areas in cities and towns where access to healthy food is difficult or nonexistent. our next hero decided to bring healthy food to the rural town of canita, north carolina. here to tell us his powerful story is the proud supporter of the rain forest network and the star of the good wife, please welcome chris nothe. no matter how hard we try to outrun our painful pasts, sometimes it stays with us for a reason. when reverend richard joiner was a child, his father was a sharecropper. he worked hard sowing and tilling the land. at harvest time with his family by his side, he was so proud of what he had accomplished. and then the owner would drive up, take everything away and
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network, which devote their whole lives and rdc devote their whole lives to getting out there and making the change for awful us. we can t leave the next generation and our children with this planet in disarray the way it is. we ve had our day in the sun. we ve had our seasons and everything, and now i still have a few more days in the sun. me too, but i ve got a 5-year-old now, and we all would. we all would. a little more time on planet earth before we totally destroy it. no, we won t because of the great actions of both all of you and matt and maggie and curt, our great standard bearers for environmental awareness. big recyclers. francis and chris, thank you both. you will find more information about the eco rock benefit at www.ran.org. sdwlimplgts. coming up, welcome back to wayne s world. wane la pierre and his latest off the rails scream is anything but party time or excellent. we will discuss the n a s vice president s new rant just ahead. i have low testostero