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Farm bill battle lines drawn on food stamps

Tuesday afternoon, in a conference call with reporters, New York Democrat and Senate Agriculture committee member Kirsten Gillibrand laid out her priorities for a new farm bill. She discussed plenty of policy to help farmers, from revamping the milk...

How good packaging is reducing childhood obesity

New York’s health department is being lauded for reducing obesity among lower income children on the WIC program. WIC is the acronym for Women, Infants and Children, and the program provides helps 125,000 mothers in New York who need help to...

News stories tagged with "hunger"

North Country GardenShare

by Todd Moe

Apr 10, 2001 — Gardeners are urged to plant a row for the hungry in their gardens this summer. Todd Moe talks with GardenShare coordinator Philip Harnden, who says this year he'd like to see at least a hundred gardeners participate. Go to full article

Hermon-DeKalb Students Fast to Fight Hunger

by Jody Tosti

Mar 22, 2001 — Students in Hermon DeKalb High School are giving up food for a day to help fight hunger in St. Lawrence County. For the fourth year, teens will forgo meals and snacks for 30 hours to help replenish area food pantries. Jody Tosti has more on the story. Go to full article

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