A Letter to the First Lady

admin2017-11-08T16:17:17-05:00June 30th, 2011|About Hunger, Food Shelves & Meal Sites, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

A letter to first lady Michelle Obama Written by Melissa Pasanen, Correspondent http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110630/NEWS02/110629043/A-letter-first-lady-Michelle-Obama-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE 8:02 AM, Jun. 30, 2011 Dear Mrs. Obama, Last spring, I spent a couple hours at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf observing people pick up their weekly allowance of groceries. It was not the first time I’d been to a food shelf [...]

Food, Food Revolution

It’s time for a food revolution! I eat a healthy diet of fruit, vegetables, locally-raised meats and whole grains . . . sometimes. But you know, when I smell those hot crispy french fries or that warm gooey chocolate chip cookie it is almost impossible not to eat just one, and then it’s impossible to [...]