Food

The new bill draft looks at allowing some homemade goods to be sold in restaurants and coffee shops.

The declines were felt across the Mountain West. In Idaho, SNAP participation fell nearly 8%. Nevada saw a drop of more than 14%. In Arizona, participation fell by nearly 34%. New Mexico saw a decrease of about 6%, while Wyoming dropped by more than 11%.

The state program distributed $2.4 million to food pantries around the state and ended when the government reopened in mid-November. The Wyoming Department of Family Services recently put out a report detailing the program’s impacts, challenges and takeaways.

The advocacy group Friends of the Earth says in fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $4.8 billion on food for school meals, food banks and tribal communities. Almost half of that went to just 25 companies.

Brendan Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at the Ucross Foundation ranch outside Buffalo. He was also the foundation’s inaugural Native American writing fellow in 2020.

Non-profit Feeding Laramie Valley had a $117,000 grant to install a commercial kitchen revoked the day before construction began.

A new community cookbook project aimed at representing Laramie residents has taken up roots in the new year.

It’s that time of year when you go digging through the back of your recipe box for those old traditional family favorites. A lot of times, those recipes come with great holiday stories to boot.

The current version of the bill – which covers crop insurance, conservation programs and nutrition assistance – was written almost six years ago.