The Mississippi Delta in mid-July is not everyone's idea of the perfect summer destination. But you don't even notice the heat (one afternoon my car temp gauge read 109!) when you're listening to farmers like Dustin Pinion, of Beaverdam Farms, and Frank Wilbourn talk about the innovations on their small family farms. In different corners of the Delta--Mr. Wilbourn's farm

 The National Hunger Hotline (NHH), a service of WhyHunger’s National Hunger Clearinghouse, provides real-time referrals for people in need across the U.S. to emergency food and assistance programs. Receiving an average of 700 calls per month, the NHH is a portal to information, assistance, and resources, ultimately empowering families and individuals to meet their vital needs including fresh, healthy food.

Who writes the Food and Farm Bill? Who determines what's included and not, and which programs get how much money?

Last week WhyHunger unveiled our newest capacity building resource for emergency food providers, Cooking Up Community: Nutrition Education in Emergency Food Programs.  This comprehensive, 88-page guide is a compilation of groundbreaking nutrition education programming from organizations around the country.  The programs and activities highlighted in the guide provide examples and inspiration for emergency food providers to expand or strengthen their