Food

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, federally-funded nutrition programs have been interrupted.

A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration's argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.

Millions of Americans could lose food assistance benefits under the program known as SNAP if action isn't taken before Saturday.

President Trump announced he would stop the federal program during the government shutdown — which no president has done before. Farmers and consumers say they are scared and angry.

Almost half of the households in Holyoke, Mass., depend on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Within days, those benefits are expected to run out as the federal government shutdown continues. City officials have announced several initiatives to help its many low income residents keep food on their table — without the federal assistance.

The industrial production kitchen can currently produce 2,000 meals a day, with the capacity to eventually create 10,000. The nonprofit service provider Preble Street is operating the hub, based in South Portland.

Officials announced the first round of this year’s CT Grown for CT Kids grants, a program that was once recommended for termination by Gov. Ned Lamont.

Every year in the early weeks of fall, Aroostook County potato farmers race to dig up their fields before the first frosts hit. Since at least the 1940s, students get a break from school to help out during the busy season.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced it is cutting the annual Household Food Security report, which tracks hunger across the U.S.

The 20th annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival hosted foodies from near and far as a fundraiser for the great houses of the Gilded Age.