On the Cover – Iowa Stops Hunger 2025

On the cover: Our staff photographer Duane Tinkey took this mesmerizing shot of various vertical veggies growing at the YSS Rooftop Gardens. The gardens grow lettuce hydroponically along the walls of retrofitted shipping containers and help local youths build job skills and confidence. Learn more in this story.

Read the 2025 Iowa Stops Hunger issue here.

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