Login | Sign Up
Home
       About MOFGA
       About MOFGA.net
       Questions and Answers
       Online Tutorials
       Contact Info
       Join Mailing Lists
       Login

MOFGA.org
       Programs
          Events
          Farm Apprenticeships
          Journeypersons
          Low Impact Forestry
          Organic Farmer Loan Fund
          El Salvador Sistering
          Public Policy Initiatives
       Ag Services
       Common Ground 
 Country Fair
       Certification
       Publications
       Links
       Store
       Support MOFGA

Members

Forums

MOFGApedia

Directories
       Community Supported Agriculture in Maine
       Farmers' Markets

Search

Contact
MOFGApedia Food Stamps
Food Stamps
Articles

Local Organic Food For All: Farmers and Food Stamps

Posted by MOFGApedia Editor on December 01, 2009
Being largely self-employed and self-sufficient, diversified farmers as a whole may be faring better than average in this harsh economic climate. But numbers don’t lie – it’s tough out there for many Americans, and Maine is no exception. According to the most recent data available from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the number of Mainers enrolled in the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, has risen nearly 19.7 percent in the last year to almost 212,000

[Read more...]

Actions: E-mail | Permalink | Comments (0) RSS comment feed |

25 Latest Articles Current Articles | Archives | Search
Copyright © 2011 Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Terms Of Use Privacy Statement    Site by Planet Maine