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March 21 — Virtual Walk In The Woods Fundraiser with PVAS

February 26, 2021

2021 American Conservation Film Festival

February 26, 2021

Exhibit at Berkeley Art Works Celebrates Historic African-American Cemetery

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Book Review: Pop

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March 5 — Virtual Concert: A Celtic Celebration

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Feeling The Heartbeat Of Spring Emerging

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Take An Online Art Class This March At Berkeley Art Works

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Connecting Solar In Jefferson County

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Inkwells Tavern Reopens in Charles Town

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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Park Celebrates 50 Years

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Shepherdstown Farmers Market Open for the Winter

January 16, 2021 Tagged With: farm to table, Shepherdstown Farmers Market, SNAP, sustainability, sustainable food

You can still shop close to home on alternate Sunday mornings for local produce, apples, plants, flowers, breads & baked goods, cheeses, yogurt, grass-fed beef, eggs, chicken, pork, local honey, mushrooms, salsas & dips, maple syrups, vinegars, spices, teas, candles, body care, and other locally-produced items. COVID-19 guidelines continue — please wear a mask, follow Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Farmers Market Benefits Entire Community with SNAP Program

October 1, 2019 Tagged With: food insecurity, nutrition, Shepherdstown Farmers Market, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Shepherdstown Farmers Market

According to the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC), the USDA partnered with them to provide eligible farmers markets and direct marketing farmers with the equipment necessary to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits—formerly known as the Food Stamps Program. Read the Full Story >>

Hunger in America: Hard to Deny and Closer Than You Think

August 5, 2017 Tagged With: Feeding America, food insecurity, SNAP

Today, there are more than 48.8 million Americans (including 13 million children and 5 million seniors) struggling with food insecurity, according to Feeding America and the USDA. Poverty in America is the leading cause, with more than 40 million people currently living below the poverty line (over half end up being children—many of whom depend on schools for a daily meal). Read the Full Story >>

SNAP/WV FresHealthy Bucks Program Alive and Well

April 10, 2017 Tagged With: Charles Town Farmers Market, Martinsburg Farmers Market, nutrition, Shepherdstown Farmers Market, SNAP, WV FresHealthy Bucks Program

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, has expanded its benefits, and will now be accepted at local farmers markets in the Eastern Panhandle. Read the Full Story >>

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