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    food security
    Point of View: It takes a hamlet to feed the hungry
    Point of View: It takes a hamlet to...
    By Jessica Shepherd • November 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Homer is known as “the cosmic hamlet by the sea” or, alternately, as “a quaint little drinking village with a…

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    Community members line up for hot soup and bread during the Homer Community Food Pantry's annual Empty Bowl fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at the Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    ‘Good food for a good cause’
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 18, 2025 5:30 pm

    The Homer Community Food Pantry raised $14,000 during their Empty Bowl fundraiser, held Nov. 7.

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    Lady Lions Marcia Lowe, Julie Small and Linda Petkash with the Homer Lions Club conduct sign-ups for Thanksgiving food boxes at the Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. More than 230 families requested food boxes this year, an increase from 166 boxes in 2024. Photo provided by Deb Schmidt
    Feeding a hungrier community
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 4, 2025 5:30 pm

    The Homer Community Food Pantry is seeing increased local need in the face of federal government impacts.

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    A sign for a store that accepts food stamps and exchange benefits transfer cards is seen in this 2019 photo. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images via Alaska Beacon)
    More than 66,000 Alaskans will lose food stamps...
    By James Brooks Alaska Beacon • October 22, 2025 1:30 am

    If the federal government shutdown continues, more than 66,000 Alaskans will lose federal food aid within weeks, the state of…

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    Fresh-picked lettuces are for sale at the final Homer Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Opinion: Congress must rethink reconciliation bill’s harmful impacts...
    By Rachel Lord and Robbi Mixon • June 26, 2025 2:30 am

    The nutrition and agriculture sections of the reconciliation bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate threaten to do more harm…

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    Homer locals Don McNamara and Donna Rae Faulkner of Oceanside Farms pose with their Food Hero Award, presented by the Alaska Food Policy Council. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Food Policy Council)
    Homer’s Oceanside Farms honored as 2025 Alaska Food...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • April 16, 2025 12:30 pm

    The annual award is facilitated by the Alaska Food Policy Council.

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    Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo
People tour the garden plots during the 30th Annual Juneau Community Garden Harvest Fair on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024.
    Opinion: Increasing food security without a state agriculture...
    By Rodger Painter • April 3, 2025 1:30 am

    There is a path to increasing food security without an Alaska Department of Agriculture this legislative session.

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    USDA/NRCS logo. Photo provided
    NRCS helps residents grow food security in Alaska
    By Tracy Robillard • March 20, 2025 2:30 am

    Food security is a concern for all Alaskans. Approximately 95% of food purchased in Alaska is imported, accounting for around…

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