Food banks can stretch your dollar further by buying what they really need at wholesale. This year, don’t grab a few sale cans to throw in a box — donate that money to the food bank directly. If you’re able, make it recurring.
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In many areas you can buy home-made meals cooked by local people through networks. It’s a popular side-gig, particularly with immigrants. From trunk Tamales to networks of home cooks, shift your purchases from large take-out chains to good food, cooked by neighbors. Or ask a neighbor if they’d like to barter for chores!
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Food insecurity affects millions of American children. Make Halloween nourishing fun by including simple kid-friendly real food as one of the options in your Halloween bowl: fruit cups, shelf-stable strawberry milk, mac-n-cheeese cups…
There’s still a little time for a pumkin patch visit, apple picking, or a hayride date! Many farms rely on Autumn “tourism” to make ends meet, and most close after Halloween. Plan some fun this weekend!
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Donate cash to your local food bank, or to FeedingAmerica.org, a national clearinghouse that redirects food from waste streams to local food banks, and supports local sites as needs shift.
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Rent is due! Contribute to a rent fund where you live, in a hard-hit area like Minneapolis, or find out which tribe your land belonged to and see if they have a “real rent” program to support tribal operations.
