United Way program ensures fresh food isn't a luxury for Grey-Bruce residents

United Way program ensures fresh food isn't a luxury for Grey-Bruce residents

The boxes filled with up to a dozen fruits and vegetables can be ordered monthly for just $22.

Local food program seeks state money amid funding worries

Farmers say it helps secure their bottom line, and officials, both in and outside the Legislature, say it’s vital to curbing hunger. Produce inside the Plainfield Co-op. File photo by Catherine MorrisseyBy Sam Hartnett, for the Community News ServiceFunding may be at risk for a nonprofit program that buys local food and gives it to Vermonters struggling with money — so its leaders are backing a bill that would solidify its budget through a state…