First Update in More Than 45 Years Reflects Current Cost Realities On August 16, 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
The Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) 2017 Come to the Table Conference is a biennial gathering of food, faith, and farm advocates focused on relieving hunger and strengthening local, sustainable agriculture in North Carolina. This year’s conference […]
US Agribusiness “Feeding the World” Claim is a Dangerous Myth Released by Alex Formuzis, ewg.org US agribusiness spokesmen routinely defend practices that pollute air and water, and destroy soil by claiming that American farmers are doing […]
Zebulon NC is an area with a high number of students in free/reduced school lunch programs. During summer break, the Zebulon Farm Fresh Market is working with the “Kids Summer Meals” program to provide free nutritious meals to area […]
Released by Renee Robinson, ball.com During Ball Corporation’s 2016 “Let’s Can Hunger” food drive, the company’s North American employees collected more than 210,000 pounds of canned food and raised $58,000 in employee donations. In total, this will […]
By Cindy Privette, Zebulon UMC “Making a difference one sandwich at a time”. It’s simple really: feed the hungry, the homeless, and the forgotten. “When I was hungry you gave me something to eat, when […]
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