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    Good Food

    Combating Hunger in Rwanda

    Josh Ruxin is a public health expert and author. His book, A Thousand Hills to Heaven , chronicles his experience working to build a health infrastructure in Rwanda. In it, he describes the key role of local agriculture. He also spearheads Rwanda Works and Global Health Builders .

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

    Josh Ruxin

    is a public health expert and author. His book,

    A Thousand Hills to Heaven, chronicles his experience working to build a health infrastructure in Rwanda. In it, he describes the key role of local agriculture. He also spearheads

    Rwanda Works

    and

    Global Health Builders

    . He describes how his project,

    Millenium Villages

    , implemented a stable supply of food in Mayange, a village in Rwanda.

    The full episode

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    Butter Aerobics, The Creative Process of Bartenders, CA Drought
    1. 0:00Butter Aerobics
    2. 6:58Combating Hunger in RwandaYou’re reading this
    3. 19:08Market Report
    4. 32:39The Creative Process of Bartenders
    5. 39:36The Untold Story of Alcohol in American Literature
    6. 49:31Jonathan Gold Reviews Factory Kitchen
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Butter Aerobics, The Creative Process of Bartenders, CA Drought
    1. 0:00Butter Aerobics
    2. 6:58Combating Hunger in RwandaYou’re reading this
    3. 19:08Market Report
    4. 32:39The Creative Process of Bartenders
    5. 39:36The Untold Story of Alcohol in American Literature
    6. 49:31Jonathan Gold Reviews Factory Kitchen
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