On March 23rd, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that SNAP recipients will receive maximum SNAP benefits in March and April. [1] The change in benefits is due to the recent impact of COVID-19 on Georgians.

Stretching how long your food lasts and preventing food waste is important. It can also help prevent the money you spent on the food from going to waste. Here are a few ways you can help your food stay fresh.

March is National Nutrition Month! When you make small purposeful changes in fueling and treating your body, you will eventually see meaningful results. Here are three small shifts to get started:

Imagine you cooked way too much baked chicken, rice, and steamed broccoli for dinner on Monday. How do you spice up the leftovers so you don’t get bored by Tuesday?

Does the term “fermented foods” make you think of sauerkraut, yogurt, kimchi, pickles, sourdough bread, or kombucha?

Did you know that you can grow herbs and other edible plants inside year-round? Plants can thrive in the mild temperatures found indoors. They’re also protected from bad weather, pests, and plant-eating animals when they’re grown inside.

In the second blog in our series about how to grow your own food indoors, we’ll be discussing green onions. Green onions, also called scallions, are great for adding flavor to soups, omelets, marinades, and more. We’ll show you how to grow your own green onions in less than 2 weeks!

The third and final blog in our series about how to grow your own food indoors will cover growing microgreens. Catch up on earlier posts in the series to learn how to grow your own herbs and green onions. Note: growing microgreens is more technical than the previous blogs in the series due to necessary […]