I frequently write about the excesses of food consumption and how to carefully manage yourself in order to not do so. I also write about the nutritional value and the importance of food to the growth and development of an individual at every stage of the life cycle. In writing these posts I am making a huge assumption about my reader, one that we tend to take for granted, that we all have access to the basic foods we need to live. However, there exist groups of people in every society that are food insecure. Unfortunately, in recent years this group has been growing at an alarming rate.
Food Security is your ability to get food and clean water on a regular basis. The recent recession has seen a sharp rise in the cost of food, which puts vulnerable groups at increased risk of falling into this group.