I think we’ve all heard this quote, but its meaning sinks in even deeper during those times when we’re sick or healing from an accident, surgery or even a bad cold. At those times when we don’t have our (good) health we realize just how important it is. During recuperation, how we feel takes center[…] Read More
The process of qualifying for FNS/SNAP benefits begins by looking at your household’s income – more specifically, your household’s gross income. What is gross income? Gross income is the sum of all of the income coming into your home – it includes all earned income from working, before any deductions are taken out; and, it[…] Read More
The word “food assistance” has many meanings. Food assistance can mean having a hot meal at a soup kitchen; or, for those who are age 60 or older, a hot meal served at a Congregate Nutrition Site (CNS) or Senior Center; or, for those who are homebound, due to age or disability, a hot meal[…] Read More
No matter what time of year it is, or which growing season, there are some vegetables that are always affordable. During the summer and fall months, grocery stores have produce bins that are overflowing with locally-grown, in-season produce. During the winter months, many of these same bins are empty or filled with packaged or canned[…] Read More
If you’re like me, you probably have store reward cards for most of the grocery store chains near your home, to help stretch your grocery dollars through weekly sales and checkout-lane coupons. When I fill out an application for a grocery store reward card, here’s what is important to me: How far is a store[…] Read More
