In a blog post Wednesday, famed actor Jeff Bridges announced his intention to attend both the Republican and Democratic National conventions to raise awareness about childhood hunger in the US..
As Congress moves toward passage of a 2012 Farm Bill, the debate emphasizes regional differences in the country’s economy and politics.
An overwhelming majority of Americans want the federal government to double the value of food stamps at farmers markets, says poll.
A five-year agricultural spending bill was passed by the Senate yesterday on a 65-34 vote. This version of the farm bill is expected to cost $970 billion.
According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study, over 1000 American counties have at least one in four children who face food insecurity.
When House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced the plan on Tuesday he drew ire not only from Democrats but from some farmers weary about the effects that partisan gridlock over food stamp and Medicare programs will have on a long-anticipated Farm Bill.
California counties have been hampered in the race for full food stamp participation by a few bureaucratic hurdles.
