A lifeline to address hunger via ‘unwanted’ produce at border food warehouses
By TOBEY SCHMIDT Arizona Sonora News NOGALES, Arizona — Farmers from Mexico bring nearly 20 million pounds of produce across the border into this once-bustling border town each year, according to statistics by U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2014. From there, they sell it to distribution companies, who then sell it to grocery stores. The…