Food Insecurity

Lea Palmer and Heidi LeBlanc from USU Extension's Create Better Health SNAP-Ed talk about changes being implemented due to the government shutdown.

Our hosts discuss why Trump halted trade negotiations with Canada, how the federal government shutdown will affect national food insecurity, and which party will pick Utah Rep. Daniel Thatcher's replacement.

As federal food aid faces a Nov. 1 pause, food pantries are bracing for a surge in demand.

On this fund drive special we talk with Utah Food Bank President and CEO Ginette Bott. We talk about food insecurity, the hunger cliff, the services the Utah Food Bank provides, and how to help.

John Dougall and Shireen Ghorbani discuss the FCC chair's threat to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, the chilling effect on speech, and the cancellation of the federal report on national food insecurity.

When I started writing for Wild About Utah, I made myself a promise that each piece would be a journey of learning. This month my journey led me to a venerable old apricot tree in a quiet neighborhood in southwest Logan.

The Cache County Senior Center is bursting at the seams. As the senior population continues to grow, demand for meals, activities, and services puts a strain on its limited space and resources.

USU's Student Nutrition Access Center, more commonly know as SNAC, is holding a food drive to help replenish dwindling food supplies.

In other news, Utah hunters have tried to donate game meat to food pantries, but have been turned away due to food and public health regulations on donated food.

Lea Palmer, from USU's Hunger Solutions and Create Better Health discusses how farmer's markets across Utah play an important role in food security for our communities.