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Foodlinks America - July 4, 2008

In this issue:

• Appropriations Battle Joined; Delayed Outcome Expected
• New Law May Make Inroads on Food Waste
• Food Stamp Facts
• Obesity Round-Up
• New Demographic Dimensions
• Reports from the Field
• Small Bites

Foodlinks America is published 24 times a year by California Emergency Foodlink in Sacramento, CA and distributed by Weinberg & Vauthier Consulting, 6412 CR 116, Burnet, TX 78611; Zy Weinberg and Barbara Vauthier, Editors; email: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

Foodlinks America is not copyrighted, so the information can be freely shared with colleagues and friends, though attribution for reprinted articles is appreciated. For archived issues of Foodlinks America, go to: http://www.tefapalliance.org. To request a free subscription to the newsletter or to submit story ideas, contact Barbara Vauthier at: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

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Foodlinks America – June 20, 2008

In this issue:

• Appropriations for 2009 Moving Ahead
• Farm Bill Passes Again
• Proposed Legislation
• Food Stamp Facts
• TEFAP Tidbits
• Native Nutrition Notes
• WIC Watch
• Obesity Round-Up
• Reports from the Field
• Small Bites

Foodlinks America is published 24 times a year by California Emergency Foodlink in Sacramento, CA and distributed by Weinberg & Vauthier Consulting, 6412 CR 116, Burnet, TX 78611; Zy Weinberg and Barbara Vauthier, Editors; email: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

Foodlinks America is not copyrighted, so the information can be freely shared with colleagues and friends, though attribution for reprinted articles is appreciated. For archived issues of Foodlinks America, go to: http://www.tefapalliance.org. To request a free subscription to the newsletter or to submit story ideas, contact Barbara Vauthier at: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

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Foodlinks America - June 6, 2008

In this issue:

• Price Hikes, Cancellations, Delays Make Emergency Food Road Bumpier
• Food Banks Document Growth of Hunger
• Food Stamp Facts
• School Food News and Notes
• Obesity Round-Up
• Reports from the Field – Fairfax, VA
• Small Bites

Foodlinks America is published 24 times a year by California Emergency Foodlink in Sacramento, CA and distributed by Weinberg & Vauthier Consulting, 6412 CR 116, Burnet, TX 78611; Zy Weinberg and Barbara Vauthier, Editors; email: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

Foodlinks America is not copyrighted, so the information can be freely shared with colleagues and friends, though attribution for reprinted articles is appreciated. For archived issues of Foodlinks America, go to: www.tefapalliance.org. To request a free subscription to the newsletter or to submit story ideas, contact Barbara Vauthier at: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

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Foodlinks America - May 23, 2008

In this issue:

• Veto Override Needed to Finalize Farm Bill
• Farm Bill Highlights
• Congress Seals 2009 Budget Deal
• Input Requested on Child Nutrition Reauthorization
• Breastfeeding Bulletins
• Reports from the Field
• Small Bites

Foodlinks America is published 24 times a year by California Emergency Foodlink in Sacramento, CA and distributed by Weinberg & Vauthier Consulting, 6412 CR 116, Burnet, TX 78611; Zy Weinberg and Barbara Vauthier, Editors; email: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

Foodlinks America is not copyrighted, so the information can be freely shared with colleagues and friends, though attribution for reprinted articles is appreciated. For archived issues of Foodlinks America, go to: www.tefapalliance.org. To request a free subscription to the newsletter or to submit story ideas, contact Barbara Vauthier at: bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.

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Foodlinks America – May 9, 2008

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Foodlinks America is not copyrighted, so the information can be freely shared with colleagues and friends, though attribution for reprinted articles is appreciated.  For archived issues of Foodlinks America, go to:  www.tefapalliance.org.   To request a free subscription to the newsletter or to submit story ideas, contact Barbara Vauthier at:  bvauthier@tefapalliance.org.    

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