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In 2018, one in four households<\/a> in Delaware County were earning too little to afford the basic costs of living. In 2020, the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 is worsening the burden on these families.<\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Management Dr. Josh Gruver<\/a> launched the Muncie Food Hub Partnership a few years ago to lend a hand in the battle against food insecurity. Now in the midst of a global pandemic, he and several Ball State students are determined to keep the food hub operating.<\/p>\n

The Muncie Food Hub Partnership<\/a> brings together the Ball State community and local food producers and nonprofit organizations to provide east central Indiana residents with a stable source of fresh, regionally-sourced produce and other goods like meat or dairy.<\/p>\n

The grant-funded initiative<\/a> is even more critical in times of a public health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, Gruver said during a recent interview with FOX59<\/a>, because the food supply chain suddenly becomes disrupted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose distribution channels get messed up essentially. There have been images I\u2019ve seen on the news of farmers having to dump the milk that their cows have produced, or produce that they\u2019re not able to distribute through the normal regular distribution channels. So we\u2019re trying to help that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The food hub is currently selling local produce every Thursday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Open Door Farmer\u2019s Market, located at 333 S. Madison St.<\/a> in downtown Muncie. The market is planned to stay open through October, as long as it remains safe to do so.<\/p>\n

The Open Door Farmer\u2019s Market accepts several forms of financial assistance, such as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) coupons, and IU Health Bucks.<\/p>\n

The market is currently staffed by two Ball State students: Ronald Bell is a second-year graduate student in the natural resources and environmental management program who got involved with the food hub when he took Dr. Gruver\u2019s course on sustainable food systems this summer. And Katie Crawford, a first-year graduate student studying nutrition and dietetics<\/a>, first learned about the food hub as an undergrad when she took an elective course through the Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources.<\/a><\/p>\n

To learn more about the Muncie Food Hub Partnership, visit the organization\u2019s website<\/a> and follow them on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources and its programs, please visit their\u00a0<\/em>website<\/em><\/a>. To stay up to date on news and events, follow them on\u00a0<\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/em>Twitter<\/em><\/a> or visit their blog<\/a>. For questions, please email the department at\u00a0<\/em>egnr@bsu.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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