food insecurity
Empty cupboards, new anxieties increase with rising food insecurity
April 7, 2023
Matt Benoit
Inflationary food prices and end of pandemic-era benefits bring added strain on lower-income residents facing food insecurity.
Food banks and visitors struggle during food and funding scarcity
April 7, 2023
Kai Uyehara
Video: Food banks are traditionally food rescuers and distributors, but with stocks, funding and donations dwindling, resources are spread thin.
Back to the land in the islands — Part 2: Women who farm
March 31, 2023
Kathryn Wheeler
Island farming is an experiment in sustaining a lifestyle — but much more, as young farmers look for ways to support and feed the community.
‘Starving students’ no more, as campuses address food insecurity
October 7, 2022
Sadie Fick
Increasing food insecurity among college students is being answered with a variety of solutions by schools in Skagit and Whatcom counties.