food insecurity
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Ways of Seeing: The hidden problem all around us
Our neighbors’ challenges can be invisible. Like the folks who show up at Have-a-Heart Food Shelf each month.
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Community responds to food insecurity in Addison County
A study conducted by the food systems researchers at the University of Vermont earlier this year revealed that food insecurity in the Green Mountain State is 22.9% higher…
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New mobile refrigerator key to local food supply
Thanks to a grant-funded refrigerator on wheels, HOPE will increasingly be able to bring food to hungry, transportation-challenged people — especially those in the rural fringes of the…
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Volunteers head to kitchens to tackle food insecurity
A new program launched by the Metta Earth project is hoping to establish more connections between food producers and community members experiencing food insecurity. Its recipe for success…
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CVOEO food program going online
The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) will soon launch a new food-access program that will allow qualifying low-income residents to order their provisions — and arrange…
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New report eyes food insecurity
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund recently highlighted the outline of an important plan on how to ensure food security in the Green Mountain State.
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Higher level of 3SquaresVT benefits extended
This extra help is part of the federal Coronavirus Relief Bill. It will not permanently change a household’s monthly benefit.
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Vermont Everyone Eats gets boost through end of year
The unprecedented COVID-19 response program that provides meal assistance to Vermonters in need while supporting local restaurants, farmers and food producers, has received an extension to continue programming…
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Food benefits will fall short, advocates say
MIDDLEBURY — Individuals and families who rely on 3SquaresVT — the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Vermont — will get some good news and bad news…
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Local Food & Farm Guide: Meet the people who provide local food relief
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic dislocations made the problems that some Vermonters have with food insecurity all too obvious. As is outlined in the accompanying story…
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Local Food & Farm Guide: Community solutions to rising rates of food insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic dislocations made the problems that some Vermonters have with food insecurity all to obvious. Thankfully, a variety of local efforts have…
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Salisbury school takes on food insecurity
SALISBURY — A refrigerated truck parked behind the Salisbury Community School belongs to the Addison Central School District and comes as a result of grant money to be…
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Vt. Coffee Co’s Ralston launches nonprofit
MIDDLEBURY — The sale of Vermont Coffee Company to Maine-based Stonewall Kitchen should pay dividends to Addison County for years to come. Not only will the transaction preserve…
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‘Everyone Eats’ fills a void — with food and good will
MIDDLEBURY — For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has served up a heaping helping of fear. The fear of catching a virus that has thus far infected more than…
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ACORN creates virtual farmers’ market
MIDDLEBURY — COVID-19 is affecting the food supply chain in unprecedented ways. Supply and demand are out of balance on a global, regional and local scale. Vermont, however,…
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Foodbank and National Guard to provide meals
VERMONT — The Vermont Foodbank and Vermont National Guard will distribute food to those in need at five different areas of Vermont beginning on Wednesday, April 22. These…