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Foodlinks America - July 3, 2009

In this issue:

• Fiscal 2010 Appropriations Measures on Track
• SNAP Participation Record Broken Again
• Proposed Legislation
• Government Study Assesses the Impact of Food Deserts
• Farmers’ Market Matters
• Reports from the Field – Oakland, CA
• Small Bites

Foodlinks America is published 24 times a year by California Emergency Foodlink in Sacramento, CA and distributed by Weinberg & Vauthier Consulting, 122 South Main Street, No. 9, 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 - June 19, 2009

In this issue:

•     Nutrition Assistance Moves Forward in Appropriations
•    Proposed Legislation
•    FEEDBAG:  A Compendium of News on Nutrition Assistance Programs
•    Nutrition Trends
•    Obesity Round-Up
•    Reports from the Field – Washington, D.C.
•    Small Bites

Foodlinks America is published 24 times a year by California Emergency Foodlink in Sacramento, CA and distributed by Weinberg & Vauthier Consulting, 122 South Main Street, No. 9, 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 - June 5, 2009

In this issue:

• Congress Tackles Packed Summer Agenda
• Postal Service Collects Record Donations
• Proposed Legislation
• SNAP Shots
• Farmers Spur Food Donations in Oregon
• Reports from the Field – Holyoke, MA
• Small Bites

Foodlinks America is published 24 times a year by California Emergency Foodlink in Sacramento, CA and distributed by Weinberg & Vauthier Consulting, 122 South Main Street, No. 9, 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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