Tagged: Food

Julie Philipp chats with Thomas Belelieu, new general manager for the New York Wine & Culinary Center in Canandaigua.

Local food pantries are experiencing a shortage of supplies and increased demand at the same time -- several weeks before the busy holiday season.
Janet Reynolds is client services coordinator at the Pittsford Food Cupboard.
She says the number of clients has grown about 35 percent, and they're serving around 300 families a month right now, a number they usually don't see until around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Reynolds says the poor economy is to blame, and demand will only pick up during the upcoming holiday season.

Some anti-poverty groups are criticizing both Houses of Congress for seeking to cut funding for food stamp programs in this year's Farm Bill. 

Every 5 years Congress takes a fresh look at the Farm Bill. But groups are saying it appears Congress is only looking for ways to cut programs, not enhance them.

Mark Dunlea is with Hunger Action Network of New York State. He says Congress must establish a food system that will support programs to consistently combat poverty and help low-income families gain more access to healthier foods.