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    Good Food

    Buy a Water Meter

    In some small, rural parts of the U.S. people are without access to clean water. In Alabama, one-quarter of Hale County residents aren't even connected to the municipal water supply. Others have access but can't afford the set-up or monthly fees, get their water from contaminated shallow wells.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In some small, rural parts of the U.S. people are without access to clean water. In Alabama, one-quarter of Hale County residents aren't even connected to the municipal water supply. Others have access but can't afford the set-up or monthly fees, get their water from contaminated shallow wells.

    Pam Dorr is director of the Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization, or HERO, which is dedicated to helping impoverished families in Hale County. She's currently working on a project to purchase water meters for needy families. You can learn more and donate to the project at Buy a Meter.

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    The full episode

    5 of 9
    Intelligentsia Coffee; Tomato Obsession; Frozen Margarita
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Eggplant Ideas
    3. 15:00Intelligentsia Coffee
    4. 22:00Tomato Obsession
    5. 29:00Buy a Water MeterYou’re reading this
    6. 36:00Disaster Food Preparedness
    7. 43:00Frozen Margarita Ice Pops
    8. 47:00Salvadoran Culinary Roots
    9. 53:00Two Angry Moms
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