Food Insecurity

Demand for services provided by the city schools and Food Bank of CNY continue to rise.

The donations feed hungry New Yorkers and reduce waste in the state’s trash stream.

The Double Up Food Bucks program offers a dollar-for-dollar match on purchases of fresh produce for SNAP recipients. It just launched at the Syracuse Cooperative Market and Brady Market. There's a 20-dollar-a-day limit, but advocates say it can lead to more fruits and vegetables, and better health.

Years of collective effort at the institutional and governmental levels right down to individual farmers and residents have resulted in the creation of the first comprehensive food system plan in the region. It’s called FoodPlan CNY, and it aims to coordinate and connect all parts of the system, from the farmers to the distributors to the retailers and finally to the consumers.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is trying to gather support for legislation aimed at reducing child food insecurity nationwide. The Universal School Meals…

Just about three hours into their first day at the Downtown Syracuse farmer’s market, and Urban Delights is already selling out of some of its produce.…

The USDA estimates that there are 45 million people in America using SNAP. City Limits Katie Zilcosky examines how proposed changes to the food nutrition…

Throughout the early stages of City Limits, we have briefly discussed the concept of food insecurity. How do families living in poverty function day to…