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Food
for Families
Nothing
like fresh fruit and vegetables to do your heart good...
as well as your skin
and kidneys.
Massachusetts
Farmers Markets most are open until the end of October.
Department of Agricultural
Resources
617-626-1700
Support organic, sustainable agriculture, and eat really well. Join a farm
co-op or c.s.a (community supported agriculture). Memberships usually begin
in the Spring.
www.farmdirectcoop.org.
W.I.C
(Women, Infant and Children) 1-800-WIC-1007
This
program provides vouchers to buy healthy food, nutrition education, referrals
for medical and dental care, health insurance, fuel assistance, immunization
screening, breastfeeding support, and various health workshops. Free
for lower
income families.
(Mothers, grandmothers, fathers, foster parents, or other legal guardians
of a
child under 5 years
old). Call for an appointment.
FoodSource
Hotline 1-800-645-8333
They
offer help (in 140 languages) to
figure your food stamp eligibility and/or to find programs for free or low cost
food.
Greater Boston Food Bank 617-427-5200
The food banks provide a list of pantries and programs where you can
get free food on an emergency basis.
© 2006 Robin Snyder-Drummond