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Montana Food Bank Network Projects |
Governor's Summit on Food and Agriculture
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SB29
Effective July 1 st 2005, Senate Bill 29 eliminates the current lifetime ban on Food Stamps and TANF (temporary assistance to needy families) benefits for individuals convicted on a drug felony. Under previous Montana law, people who are eligible for food stamps or TANF cannot receive those benefits if they have had a previous drug-related felony since August 22, 1996. |
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Legislative Town Meetings
October 11-12 and 18-21, 2004
The purpose of the Legislative Town meetings was to provide an opportunity for local service providers to educate their local legislators about the issues affecting their clients as well as their agencies. This year's Town Meetings were conducted in 8 communities and local service providers in the areas of housing, childcare and food spoke of the challenges specific to their communities. |
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Going to Seed
From a platform of at least 50,000 known edible plants still left on earth, the world is placing its faith - betting the farm so to speak - on only 150 food plants. Three of those - rice, corn and wheat - account for one-half of the food we eat.
From "Sowing the Future," The Westchester County Weekly, Sept. 1996. |
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