March is the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics' National Nutrition Month!® To show our support for
this year's campaign theme, to "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day,"
each of us here at Hunger Free Vermont will
take a turn to share a personal goal, story or fact regarding nutrition through
daily nutrition education blog posts for the entire month of March. So check in
with our blog at: http://hungerfreevt.blogspot.com/ throughout the month to
see what we're doing for "National Nutrition Month," and then be sure
to let us know what YOU'RE up to!
Vermont
Farm Share Program (www.nofavt.org)
Offered
through the Northeast Organic Farming Association, the Vermont Farm Share
Program provides limited-income Vermonters with financial support to
participate in local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. Application
available March 15th - slots fill up quickly!!
3Squares
VT (www.vermontfoodhelp.com)
With spring
around the corner, Vermonters are planning their gardens and gathering
the materials they’ll need. Did you know that 3SquaresVT food benefits
can be used to buy seeds and plants to grow fruits and vegetables?
3SquaresVT participants can purchase vegetable and fruit seeds and plants at
stores and farmers’ markets that accept EBT cards. For a list of
participating stores and markets, go to www.vermontfoodhelp.com.
Plus more farmers’ markets, who often sell starter plants, will welcome
benefits this season! In addition to the 41 markets that welcomed EBT
cards last year, we anticipate that markets in Randolph, Springfield and Groton
will also welcome benefits.
Eat
Well For Less Money
Offers
the largest collection of money saving printable/save to card coupons on
the web. Coupons.com is the 42nd largest web site in the U.S. The site also
offers Coupon Codes (for saving on online purchases from hundreds of online
merchants) and Daily Deals (for deep discounts on products and services
from local businesses). A mobile version is available for iOS and Android
mobile devices.
•
Grocery iQ (www.groceryiq.com)
The
hugely popular shopping-list app that allows users to create, organize and
share shopping lists, and find and use coupons. Grocery iQ has been
recommended by numerous national publications and broadcast outlets such as
Oprah, The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Forbes, USA Today, The New York
Times and The Chicago Tribune, and even used on the reality TV show Top Chef
Masters. Grocery iQ is free and available for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and
tablets.
From Lisa Jensen, CCV's Resource Coordinator
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