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The Benefits of Gleaning
One of the trends we have watched with concern in recent years is the increasing number of people
going hungry in the state of Vermont – we are hearing more and more about “food insecurity”.
The
use of local food shelves has...
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The Benefits of Gleaning
One of the trends we have watched with concern in recent years is the increasing number of people
going hungry in the state of Vermont – we are hearing more and more about “food insecurity”.
The
use of local food shelves has increased dramatically and sometimes they struggle to keep food
available.
Hunger has a very negative effect on children in terms of their ability to learn and on adults as they
try to hold down a job and raise families.
In Vermont, which is primarily rural, it would seem that we could do better at feeding our own
people but there is frequently a steep learning curve when it comes to using fresh produce.
So many
of us have become accustomed to using prepared and packaged food, that the knowledge of how to
prepare food using fresh produce has been lost to a degree.
One of the wonderful things about chairing the House Agriculture Committee is hearing about some
very inspirational activities going on in the state.
One of those activiti
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