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Spokane Food Policy Council’s Comment on the Farm Bill

On November 21, 2018, the Spokane Food Policy Council sent a comment to the Congressional Conference Committee leadership to let them know what kind of Farm Bill the Council would like to see come out of the reconciliation process. Here is the text of the comment: To: The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman Senate Agriculture Committee […]

Farm Bill Increases Hunger

Letter to the Editor Published in Spokesman-Review Sun., July 22nd, 2018 By: Kitty Klitzke   In June the House passed a Farm Bill that increases hunger and poverty. By cutting $20 billion and strictly limiting eligibility for SNAP (food stamps), it takes food away from working-poor families, children, disabled people, veterans, seniors and seasonal workers. The Spokane Food […]

Buy Local – Build Local. Where will We Get our Future Farmers?

By: Pat Munts Small Farms and Urban Agriculture Coordinator WSU Spokane County Extension   The men and women who grow our food are getting older. Who will replace them? Who will step into a job that sends a person out into the heat, dust, rain, snow, cold and an uncertain market? Who will step into […]

The Many Ways to Shop at Your Local Farmers Market

By Kendra Dean, Catholic Charities Eastern Washington Food For All Project Manager There are a multitude of reasons to support your local farmers markets here in Spokane County. These include, but are not limited to, enhanced flavor, building your local community, reducing your environmental impact, and supporting local businesses – all great things! We are […]

Food & Politics: The Farm Bill

Written By: Linda Moulder Begun after the Dust Bowl and Depression years of the 1930s, Congress developed a complex set of safety nets for food, fiber, fuel and energy and named it the Farm Bill. $100 billion is allotted annually to support Farm Bill programs. Federal policies are complicated and the Farm Bill is no […]