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The nonprofit Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds purchased a stretch of storefronts in Pittsfield. It has converted one into a food pantry where classes and events are held, including dance classes for children and a recent meeting on immigration law.
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We put a bow on the March for the Food Bank 14, and revisit some chef driven farms in our area: The Apple Place in East Longmeadow, and Grown Up Farm in Belchertown
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The Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Maura Healey last week quietly restored a policy to offer state-funded food benefits for immigrants who are in the U.S. legally, but who are not citizens.
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The March for the Food Bank continues on its second, longer, and far more uphill journey to combat hunger.
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Monte begins his march to Greenfield in support of the work of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts helming the March for The Food Bank 14 and speaks with a bevvy of folx on the importance of combating hunger everywhere.
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The United Way of Pioneer Valley and Holyoke Community College joined together to create the Holyoke Community Cupboard.
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Live music from Tubachristmas and The Basement Cats, honoring the Reverend Peter Ives and costuming at Swanson's Fabrics
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We mcgovern straight into the March for the Food Bank 14 with Rep. Jim McGovern who walks the whole way, discover another hidden population of hungry folx: students at public colleges, and speak with multi-instrumentalist Corn Mo.
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We chat with The Word Nerd about food words as the march for the foor bank approaches, hear a bit from beloved children's book author and musician Mister G about his upcoming free show on Nov. 18, and get a peek at what the folx at the Parlor Room Collective have in store for the future of The Iron Horse.
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For Hunger Awareness Week, and to gear up for the March for The Food Bank, we sit down with some folx addressing hunger right here in Springfield: Shannon Ruddle of Martin Luther King Jr. Services and Liz O'Gilvie of Gardening the Community and Springfield Food Policy Council, plus we find out how to pivot from dairy to skin care with the goats of Joe and Stan McCoy at Sage Meadow Farm in Easthampton