Host Leah Schumaker speaks with Alaina Dobkowski, Executive Director of New City Neighbors, and student staff member Rileigh Haan, about bringing employment to the youth of the Creston neighborhood, and how urban farming is changing the way we look at our current food system. This episode also includes "Speak About It", a segment produced by the students of WMCAT.
Aired 2017-04-14
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