By Samantha Nelson And so the countdown beings. In less than two days the Open Arms of MN SNAP Challenge will begin. For one week’s time, a number of people,

Minnesota Senator Al Franken has signed a letter urging the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction not to cut anti-hunger programs. Senator Franken joins 15 other signers in specifically asking

Open Arms’ congressional representative, Keith Ellison, and our former board member, Rev. Larry Snyder, are doing their parts to draw national attention to the increasing issue of food insecurity in

First, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!Second, I’m sorry for being tardy with my final blog post. I got home from work last night and realized I had tickets to the wild

As I wait for my brown rice to boil to prepare my final dinner of my SNAP Challenge, black beans and rice, I have a few minutes to reflect on

Day 6….. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Today I had half a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. If I had anything more than that

I didn’t need to take the SNAP Challenge to realize that my gender and race afford me a certain amount of privilege. I’ve been aware of the benefits and opportunities

Day 5…… Highlight of the day eating a PB&J sandwich. Low-light: ran out of bananas and realized that I only have 2 more pieces of bread left and 2 days

Why is it that so much of what I’ve been eating the past five days is orange in color? I haven’t had a box of macaroni and cheese for dinner

Day 4…… Breakfast: PB&J sandwich and a banana.Lunch: 1 cup of rice cooked with soy sauce.Dinner: PB&J sandwich with pasta shells covered in ragu- sweet tomato basil. I ended my