Keeping up with what’s going on in the world of food, food security, food justice and food insecurity means we spend a lot of time reading news feeds from various sources. Besides picking up important news and events, scanning the news feeds also gives us a snapshot of trending topics. Over the past few months, […]
2018 was a busy year — and not an easy one. A look back at our blog over the past year shows a slew of Action Alerts, where we called on you to help us push some important issue to the forefront and help pass — or prevent — food policies that would affect some […]
2018 was a year for the books. We watched the administration roll back rules that protect the environment, support small farms, address food insecurity and encourage food sovereignty. Food policy advocates spent much of the year putting out dumpster fires — challenging new rules around work requirements, so-called “Harvest Boxes” and immigration. In the midst […]
We’re winding down to the end of the 2018, and you know what that means. People are starting to think about their New Year’s resolutiosn for 2019. We’ve got a few suggestions for New Year’s resolutions that will help in the fight against food insecurity and hunger in the community. Some are one-time things you […]
Once again, we’re sharing the entire text of the recent letter from Worcester County Food Bank’s Director of Advocacy, Liz Sheehan Castro. Please take the time to learn about the proposed changes to the definition of “public charge” and what it could mean for immigrant families, including many of our friends and neighbors here in […]
Got an extra minute or two today? We’re 2/3rds the way through #HungerActionMonth. Today is a great day to take action against hunger. We’re sharing the letter sent out by Liz Sheehan Castro, advocacy director for Worcester County Food Bank in support of Breakfast After the Bell. Why Breakfast After the Bell Currently, there is […]
Tomorrow, Thursday Sept 13, is National Hunger Action Day.We’re asking all of you to speak up to protect and defend SNAP! As hundreds of food banks and anti-hunger advocacy groups rally to fight hunger in their communities, Congress is debating the future of two of the most important anti-hunger programs in the country, SNAP and […]
In today’s installment of Farmers Market Recipes, we got creative with two favorite kids’ summer vegetables – carrots and corn. Farms all over the region are in the midst of harvesting a bumper crop of both, and you’ll see bushels of corn and bunches of carrots adorning farmers market tables just about everywhere. When my […]
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Today’s installment of Farmers Market Recipes (for National Farmers Market Week 2018) is inspired by these yummy shots from Black Seed Farmers Market: I mean, yes, to the tomatoes and beets and radishes, but child, look at those herbs and greens! Scallions and parsley, mint and cilantro, turnip greens, beet greens, and so much more. […]
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