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Dear friends,
I need to pause your normally non-political farm programming for just a moment and dip the tip of one toe into a big mess. Because of the government shutdown, and because of additional machinations by USDA secretary Rollins that will block backup funding, SNAP/EBT benefits (AKA food stamps) will end for over 40 million Americans this Friday. And this is after the “Big Beautiful Bill” cut $186 Billion from this same program. I’ll be blunt, I’ve never understood why these people are so hostile towards helping poor people eat. I think it’s cruel and immoral.
And in our little corner of the world, there are 25 Mountain Bounty Farm members who are paying for their veggie boxes through this program. While I have no illusions that this is a long term solution, here’s what I propose for now: Mountain Bounty will donate those boxes for the next two weeks, and I want to ask you all to donate to our Community Supported Financial Assistance fund (click here) so that we can continue delivering veggies to all our members. For some of us the weekly cost of a veggie box ($38.50 - $45 depending on the box size) is not a big deal, and for others it is an amount that is hard to afford. So, if you’re in the former category, please consider donating several weeks worth of veggies to help someone out. Thank you!
-John
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