Archive for October, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the former St. Joseph’s School on North Street, Burlington

Learn first hand what it is like trying to make ends meet on a limited food budget

• WHEN: November 14th – 20th, National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

• WHERE: In your community, grocery store, and kitchen

• HOW: Live on a 3SquaresVT budget for a week – spend only $38 on food for the week. Then share your experience with others. Learn more, find materials, and register here.

• WHY: 3SquaresVT (formerly food stamps) is the nation’s single most important program in the fight against hunger, designed to improve the nutrition and food purchasing power of people with limited incomes. The program makes a difference in the lives of thousands of Vermonters every day, but in many cases, the benefits are too low to allow households to purchase nutritious food and feed their families healthy meals on a consistent basis. The 3SquaresVT Challenge seeks to highlight what it is like to eat on the average 3SquaresVT benefit — approximately $1.80 per meal.

Please spread the word to others in your community and encourage them to take the Challenge with you!

The Hunt Middle School Community will host a free Harvest Dinner  on Thursday, October 14^th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.  The menu features local, Vermont foods such as Misty Knoll Chicken and roasted potatoes; vegetarian curry and rice (all veggies from the Healthy City Youth Farm, right on school grounds!); and  fresh apple crisp with ice cream for dessert.   Students help with every step of this wonderful event including harvest and food prep and will even perform live music that night! And these wonderful menu items are just a sample of the many fresh, whole, and local foods now served in our school meals. Thanks Burlington Schools Food Service!