Improving Food Benefits Links

Grant Aims To Boost Use Of Food Stamps At Farmers Markets

WASHINGTON — Farmers markets are a popular source of reasonably priced fresh produce, but across the country many accept only cash or checks — a big problem for low-income shoppers using food stamps. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to change that.

California teens eat fewer calories in school

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study. "We were definitely pleased by the size of the differences, particularly for calories and sugar," said Daniel Taber, the study's lead author and a professor at the University of ...

Canada asked to address ‘reality’ of food insecurity

A United Nations expert sees Canada’s "export-led" agricultural and trade policies hampering the farming sector’s ability to move to "sustainable and decentralized" food systems.

As Conn. jobless numbers drop, so do benefits

Connecticut's falling unemployment rate is having the unintended consequence of leaving many jobless workers with fewer unemployment benefits.

Food Stamp Rolls to Grow Through 2014, CBO Says

CBO said 45 million people in 2011 received food stamp benefits, a 70% increase from 2007, and the number of recipients would continue growing until 2014.