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Does it make sense to skimp on a child’s dinner to pay for his or her lunch? Unfortunately, our Congress seems to think so. As Congress returned for its “lame […]

Life in America’s suburbs, isn’t all commuting and scout meetings anymore, if it ever was. Among its many side effects, the Great Recession brought into stark relief the fact that […]

With national elections just weeks away, Arlene Holt Baker is only half joking when she calls this time of year her “busy season.” But the two-term executive vice president of […]

Just Harvest honored former co-director Joni Rabinowitz with the Seeds of Justice Award during its dinner Tuesday at the Omni William Penn. Arlene Holt Baker, executive VP of the AFL-CIO, […]

When food stamps went from paper to plastic at the turn of this century, shoppers who received food assistance were virtually shut out at farmers markets. That is changing locally with this […]

Just a few years ago when we wrote about CSA, we figured we had to explain that the letters stand for “community supported agriculture,” in which customers pay farmers in […]

Looking for a non-foolish way to spend the evening of April 1? Consider attending the first Share the Harvest dinner at Enrico Biscotti Co. in Highland Park. The bread and […]

Leon Donnenberg, 90, only had to come from across the street, but new mother Lexxie Owen traveled from Kittanning, the Armstrong County seat some 40 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, with […]

As the nation’s recession treks on, so does hunger, and this part of the country is no exception. Hunger transcends all geographic areas in southwestern Pennsylvania, even despite social or […]

A historic high number of Pennsylvanians — many of whom are middle-class families experiencing job loss and reduced work hours — are being forced to rely on government help to […]