Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Across the U.S., rural grocery store owners are doing far more than stocking shelves. Running a grocery in a small town is more complex, and more essential, than it often appears. When a rural grocery store struggles, the impact affects the entire community. Here’s five lessons we learned from working alongside grocery stores: 1. Ownership models matter: In locally owned stores, owners constantly weigh what their community needs against what the business can sustain. That stands in contrast t...
Foods made in a home-based kitchen are commonly referred to as “cottage foods” and have, in recent years, become a popular way for enterprising cooks to supplement their income or test out a food business without the risks of opening a brick-and-mortar store. Before 2019, cottage foods could only be sold at farmers markets in Nebraska, but legislation passed that year allowed for producers to sell shelf-stable products like breads, cookies, and jams from their home, at community events, or onl...
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is essential to addressing food insecurity, but thousands of Nebraskans will lose access to benefits on Oct. 1, if the Nebraska Legislature does not act. Legislative Bill 192, introduced by Sen. Dan Quick, would maintain the current income eligibility level for SNAP, ensuring continued food access for an estimated 10,000 Nebraskans. In 2021, the Nebraska Legislature raised SNAP eligibility from 130% to 165% of the federal poverty level. The raise...
