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Category Archives: Food

Bloomberg’s Soda Ban: It Depends What You Mean By “Improve” (Village Voice/Runnin’ Scared)

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Neil deMause

More light, and murk, shed on the legality of Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed food-stamp soda ban: In this corner: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grant New York City a two-year waiver to ban the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Food, Welfare and Poverty

Bloomberg’s Food-Stamp Soda Ban: Illegal, Immoral, Fattening? (Village Voice/Runnin’ Scared)

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Neil deMause

Lots of ink spilled today about Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed ban on food stamps being used to buy soda, but few have asked: Can he legally do it, and should he? If you’ve been remotely awake today (or at least clicking … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Food, Welfare and Poverty

Farmers Markets, CSAs Struggle To Get Food Stamp Customers (City Limits)

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Neil deMause

New York’s farmers markets and farm share co-ops are spreading like crabgrass, but if you rely on food stamps for your shopping dollars, many still remain out of reach: Sometime in the last year, New York City reached a milestone: … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Food, Welfare and Poverty
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