Today was Food Day! Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. All across the country folks held events to celebrate food. From FoodDay.org: Across the U.S., more …
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Power Packs for Food Day
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These are two of my favorite things….
Anti-hunger. Anti-obesity. School food. Local food. Animal welfare. Labor communities. Food justice. Environmental justice. Imagine a board room full of lunch ladies, vegan chefs, SNAP administrators, health educators, food pantry operators, PETA devotes, union representatives, …
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Did we dodge a food fight?
This article by Frederick Kaufman (author of Bet The Farm) caught my eye a few weeks ago. It was pre-election and anything to do with Romney, Ryan, Obama, or Biden was a hot topic. In …
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More SNAP Challenges
Have you missed reading about eating for a week on $30 a person? No, I haven’t decided to repeat the challenge. Not yet at least. The husband needs time to gain a rosier view …
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7 days, 42 meals, $60: How We Did It
The official Maryland Hunger Solutions Food Stamp Challenge starts tomorrow! [We did our challenge early due to travel constraints] Which means: 1. There is still time to sign up and go grocery shopping. 2. If …
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Day After: Gluttony
After a week of eating oatmeal, lentil soup, and tuna sandwiches, what’s the first thing you want that was off limits? Coffee and watermelon. That’s what I wanted. We picked up a late season watermelon …
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Day 7 – $8.69
At the end of the week, we’re feeling generous with any and all food left from our budgeted shopping trip. So I made some fancy oatmeal based on a recipe I once tried. One carrot (shredded), …
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Day 5 – $9.43
Big spenders today! I’m getting all generous with the food now that I know the week is coming to a close and I know what I need to keep for the next couple days. So …
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Day 4 – $6.78
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink! Yesterday my poor husband suffered in Annapolis with the aroma of cooking bacon, and today I suffered working 5 hours at a farmers’ market. Normally my …
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Day 3 – $6.47
Day 3 – $6.47 Today we had planned to go on a day trip to Annapolis! When I conned convinced my husband to do this challenge with me, I offered that we could postpone this day trip …
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